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Sequence diversity of KIAA0027/MLC1: are megalencephalic leukoencephalopathy and schizophrenia allelic disorders?
Human mutation - 1 Jan 2003
Rubie Claudia, Lichtner Peter, Gärtner Jutta, Siekiera Markus, Uziel Graziella, Kohlmann Bernd, Kohlschütter Alfried, Meitinger Thomas, Stöber Gerald, Bettecken Thomas
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The aim of the study is to validate the etiological role of KIAA0027/MLC1 in childhood-onset megalencephalic leukoencephalopathy with subcortical cysts (MLC) and in schizophrenia, particularly the catatonic subtype, which were reported to be allelic diseases. Among a series of five patients with MLC, four mutant alleles were detected: one case of compound heterozygosity for a splice site mutation and a...
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