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Genetic analysis of primary microcephaly in Indian families: novel ASPM mutations.
Clinical genetics - 1 Oct 2004
Kumar A, Blanton S H, Babu M, Markandaya M, Girimaji S C
Abstract excerpt
Patients with primary microcephaly, an autosomal recessive trait, have mild to severe mental retardation without any other neurological deficits. It is a genetically heterogeneous disorder with six known loci: MCPH1 to MCPH6. Only the genes for MCPH1 and MCPH5 have been identified so far. We have ascertained nine consanguineous families with primary microcephaly from India. To establish linkage of these nine...
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