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[From gene to disease; X-linked hydrocephalus and LiCAM].
Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde - 17 Jul 2004
Schrander-Stumpel C T R M, Vos Y J
Abstract excerpt
X-linked hydrocephalus (hydrocephalus due to congenital stenosis of aqueduct of Sylvius; MIM number 307000) has a variable clinical expression. About 5% of cases of non-syndromal hydrocephalus are affected by this condition. The severe clinical phenotype is characterized by hydrocephalus and adducted thumbs in a newborn boy, the milder phenotype by mental retardation and spastic paraplegia. Female carriers may...
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