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The impact of spermine synthase (SMS) mutations on brain morphology.
Neurogenetics - 1 Oct 2009
Kesler Shelli R, Schwartz Charles, Stevenson Roger E, Reiss Allan L
Abstract excerpt
Snyder-Robinson syndrome (SRS) is a form of X-linked mental retardation resulting from mutations in spermine synthase (SMS), which impact neurodevelopment and cognitive outcome. We obtained cerebral, cerebellum, hippocampus, and red nucleus volumes from two males with SRS and 24 age- and gender-matched typically developing controls using volumetric neuroimaging analyses. Total brain volume was enlarged in males...
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