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Abnormal cerebellar development and axonal decussation due to mutations in AHI1 in Joubert syndrome.
Nature genetics - 1 Sept 2004
Ferland Russell J, Eyaid Wafaa, Collura Randall V, Tully Laura D, Hill R Sean, Al-Nouri Doha, Al-Rumayyan Ahmed, Topcu Meral, Gascon Generoso, Bodell Adria, Shugart Yin Yao, Ruvolo Maryellen, Walsh Christopher A
Abstract excerpt
Joubert syndrome is a congenital brain malformation of the cerebellar vermis and brainstem with abnormalities of axonal decussation (crossing in the brain) affecting the corticospinal tract and superior cerebellar peduncles. Individuals with Joubert syndrome have motor and behavioral abnormalities, including an inability to walk due to severe clumsiness and 'mirror' movements, and cognitive and behavioral...
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