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L1CAM mutation in a boy with hydrocephalus and duplex kidneys.
Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) - 1 Jul 2007
Liebau Max Christoph, Gal Andreas, Superti-Furga Andrea, Omran Heymut, Pohl Martin
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the X-chromosomal gene (L1CAM) for cell adhesion molecule L1 are associated with a heterogeneous group of conditions that include agenesis of the corpus callosum, hydrocephalus, spastic paraplegia, adducted thumbs and mental retardation (L1-spectrum disease, CRASH or MASA syndrome). Although L1CAM is expressed during renal development and L1cam-deficient mice have congenital malformations of the...
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