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Mutations in STIL, encoding a pericentriolar and centrosomal protein, cause primary microcephaly.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Feb 2009
Kumar Arun, Girimaji Satish C, Duvvari Mahesh R, Blanton Susan H
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Primary microcephaly (MCPH) is an autosomal-recessive congenital disorder characterized by smaller-than-normal brain size and mental retardation. MCPH is genetically heterogeneous with six known loci: MCPH1-MCPH6. We report mapping of a novel locus, MCPH7, to chromosome 1p32.3-p33 between markers...
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