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Molecular heterogeneity in fetal forms of type II lissencephaly.
Human mutation - 1 Oct 2007
Bouchet C, Gonzales M, Vuillaumier-Barrot S, Devisme L, Lebizec C, Alanio E, Bazin A, Bessières-Grattagliano B, Bigi N, Blanchet P, Bonneau D, Bonnières M, Carles D, Delahaye S, Fallet-Bianco C, Figarella-Branger D, Gaillard D, Gasser B, Guimiot F, Joubert M, Laurent N, Liprandi A, Loget P, Marcorelles P, Martinovic J, Menez F, Patrier S, Pelluard-Nehmé F, Perez M J, Rouleau-Dubois C, Triau S, Laquerrière A, Encha-Razavi F, Seta N
Abstract excerpt
Type II lissencephaly (type II LIS) is a group of autosomal recessive congenital muscular dystrophies (CMD) associated with defects in alpha-DG O-glycosylation, which comprises Walker-Warburg syndrome, Fukuyama cerebral and muscular dystrophy, or muscle-eye-brain disease. The most severe forms of these diseases often have a fetal presentation and lead to a pregnancy termination. We report here the first molecular...
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