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A family with autosomal dominant leukodystrophy linked to 5q23.2-q23.3 without lamin B1 mutations.
European journal of neurology - 1 Apr 2010
Brussino A, Vaula G, Cagnoli C, Panza E, Seri M, Di Gregorio E, Scappaticci S, Camanini S, Daniele D, Bradac G B, Pinessi L, Cavalieri S, Grosso E, Migone N, Brusco A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Duplications of lamin B1 (LMNB1) at 5q23 are implicated in adult-onset autosomal dominant leukodystrophy (ADLD) having been described in six families with diverse ethnic background but with a homogeneous phenotype. In a large Italian family, we recently identified a variant form of ADLD characterized clinically by absence of the autonomic dysfunction at onset described in ADLD and, on MRI,...
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