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AHI1 mutations cause both retinal dystrophy and renal cystic disease in Joubert syndrome.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Apr 2006
Parisi M A, Doherty D, Eckert M L, Shaw D W W, Ozyurek H, Aysun S, Giray O, Al Swaid A, Al Shahwan S, Dohayan N, Bakhsh E, Indridason O S, Dobyns W B, Bennett C L, Chance P F, Glass I A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Joubert syndrome (JS) is an autosomal recessive disorder characterised by hypotonia, ataxia, mental retardation, altered respiratory pattern, abnormal eye movements, and a brain malformation known as the molar tooth sign (MTS) on cranial MRI. Four genetic loci have been mapped, with t...
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