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ARX spectrum disorders: making inroads into the molecular pathology.
Human mutation - 1 Aug 2010
Shoubridge Cheryl, Fullston Tod, Gécz Jozef
Abstract excerpt
The Aristaless-related homeobox gene (ARX) is one of the most frequently mutated genes in a spectrum of X-chromosome phenotypes with intellectual disability (ID) as their cardinal feature. To date, close to 100 families and isolated cases have been reported to carry 44 different mutations, the majority of these (59%) being a result of polyalanine tract expansions. At least 10 well-defined clinical entities,...
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