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[Molecular mechanism of lissencephaly--how LIS1 and NDEL1 regulate cytoplasmic dynein?].
Brain and nerve = Shinkei kenkyu no shinpo - 1 Apr 2008
Hirotsune Shinji
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Lissencephaly is a devastating neurological disorder characterized by smooth cerebral surface, thick cortex and dilated lateral ventricules due to defective neuronal migration. Lis1 was identified as a mutated gene in classical lissencephaly patients, and turned out to be a beta-subunit of platelet activating factor acetylhydrolase. Studies in model organisms, particularly Aspergillus nidulans, as well as those...
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