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Medial temporal lobe dysgenesis in Muenke syndrome and hypochondroplasia.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Jul 2003
Grosso Salvatore, Farnetani Maria Angela, Berardi Rosario, Bartalini Gabriella, Carpentieri Marilisa, Galluzzi Paolo, Mostardini Rosa, Morgese Guido, Balestri Paolo
Abstract excerpt
Hypochondroplasia (HCH) and Muenke syndrome (MS) are caused by mutations on FGFR3 gene. FGFR3 is known to play a role in controlling nervous system development. We describe the clinical and neuroradiological findings of the first two patients, to our knowledge, affected by HCH and MS, respectively, in whom bilateral dysgenesis of the medial temporal lobe structures has been observed. In both patients diagnosis...
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