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A new candidate locus for bilateral perisylvian polymicrogyria mapped on chromosome Xq27.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 May 2008
Santos Neide F, Secolin Rodrigo, Brandão-Almeida Iara L, Silva Marilza S, Torres Fábio R, Tsuneda Simone S, Guimarães Catarina A, Hage Simone R V, Cendes Fernando, Guerreiro Marilisa M, Lopes-Cendes Iscia
Abstract excerpt
Polymicrogyria (PMG) is characterized by an excessive number of small and prominent brain gyri, separated by shallow sulci. Bilateral perisylvian polymicrogyria (BPP) is the most common form of PMG. Clinical signs include pseudobulbar paresis, mental retardation, and epilepsy. Familial forms of B...
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