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Genotype-phenotype correlation in lissencephaly and subcortical band heterotopia: the key questions answered.
Journal of child neurology - 1 Apr 2005
Leventer Richard Jacob
Abstract excerpt
Lissencephaly and subcortical band heterotopia are closely related cortical malformations and are true disorders of neuronal migration. The genetic basis of approximately 70% of classic lissencephaly and 80% of typical subcortical band heterotopia is known. Most are due to abnormalities within the LIS1 or DCX genes, with abnormalities ranging from single basepair substitutions to contiguous gene deletions....
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