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Indian-subcontinent NBIA: unusual phenotypes, novel PANK2 mutations, and undetermined genetic forms.
Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society - 30 Jul 2010
Aggarwal Annu, Schneider Susanne A, Houlden Henry, Silverdale Monty, Paudel Reema, Paisan-Ruiz Coro, Desai Shrinivas, Munshi Mihir, Sanghvi Darshana, Hardy John, Bhatia Kailash P, Bhatt Mohit
Abstract excerpt
Neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation (NBIA) is etiologically, clinically, and by imaging a heterogeneous group including NBIA types 1 [pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration (PKAN)] and 2 (PLA2G6-associated neurodegeneration), neuroferritinopathy, and aceruloplasminaemia. Data on genetically defined Indian-subcontinent NBIA cases are limited. We report 6 patients from the Indian-subcontinent...
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