Autosomal recessive form of periventricular heterotopia

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BACKGROUND: Familial periventricular heterotopia (PH) represents a disorder of neuronal migration resulting in multiple gray matter nodules along the lateral ventricular walls. Prior studies have shown that mutations in the filamin A (FLNA) gene can cause PH through an X-linked dominant inheritance pattern. OBJECTIVE: To classify cortical malformation syndromes associated with PH. METHODS: Analyses using...

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