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Hydrocephalus and Hirschsprung's disease with a mutation of L1CAM.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Jan 2004
Okamoto Nobuhiko, Del Maestro Rolando, Valero Rebeca, Monros Eugenia, Poo Pilar, Kanemura Yonehiro, Yamasaki Mami
Abstract excerpt
Abnormalities of the L1CAM gene, a member of the immunoglobulin gene superfamily of neural-cell adhesion molecules, are associated with X-linked hydrocephalus and some allelic disorders. Hirschsprung's disease (HSCR) is characterized by the absence of ganglion cells and the presence of hypertrophic nerve trunks in the distal bowel. There have been three reports of patients with X-linked hydrocephalus and HSCR...
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