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The molecular landscape of ASPM mutations in primary microcephaly.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Apr 2009
Nicholas A K, Swanson E A, Cox J J, Karbani G, Malik S, Springell K, Hampshire D, Ahmed M, Bond J, Di Benedetto D, Fichera M, Romano C, Dobyns W B, Woods C G
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Autosomal recessive primary microcephaly (MCPH) is a model disease to study human neurogenesis. In affected individuals the brain grows at a reduced rate during fetal life resulting in a small but structurally normal brain and mental retardation. The condition is genetically heterogeneous with mutations in ASPM being most commonly reported. METHODS AND RESULTS: We have examined this further by...
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