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Recessive hyperekplexia due to a new mutation (R100H) in the GLRA1 gene.
Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society - 1 Dec 2005
Coto Eliecer, Armenta Daniel, Espinosa Raúl, Argente Joaquín, Castro Mónica G, Alvarez Victoria
Abstract excerpt
Hyperekplexia is commonly familial and with dominant transmission. The gene involved, GLRA1, encodes the alpha1 subunit of the glycine receptor. We describe 3 affected children homozygous for a new mutation, R100H. Both parents were heterozygous carriers; while the father was healthy, the mother...
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