Article
The effect of genotype on the natural history of eIF2B-related leukodystrophies.
Neurology - 11 May 2004
Fogli A, Schiffmann R, Bertini E, Ughetto S, Combes P, Eymard-Pierre E, Kaneski C R, Pineda M, Troncoso M, Uziel G, Surtees R, Pugin D, Chaunu M-P, Rodriguez D, Boespflug-Tanguy O
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Recessive mutations in the five eucaryotic initiation factor 2B (eIF2B) subunits have been found in leukodystrophies of variable age at onset and severity. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the clinical spectrum of eIF2B-related disorders and search for a phenotype-genotype correlation. METHODS: Ninety-three individuals (78 families) with an undetermined leukodystrophy were selected on MRI-based criteria of...
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