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2q37 as a susceptibility locus for idiopathic basal ganglia calcification (IBGC) in a large South Tyrolean family.
Journal of molecular neuroscience : MN - 1 Nov 2009
Volpato Claudia Béu, De Grandi Alessandro, Buffone Ebba, Facheris Maurizio, Gebert Uwe, Schifferle Günther, Schönhuber Rudolf, Hicks Andrew, Pramstaller Peter P
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Familial idiopathic basal ganglia calcification (FIBGC) is an inherited neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the accumulation of calcium deposits in different brain regions, particularly in the basal ganglia. FIBGC usually follows an autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance. Despite the mapping to chromosome 14q of a susceptibility locus for IBGC (IBCG1) in one family, this locus has been excluded in...
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