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Population and computational analysis of the MGEA6 P521A variation as a risk factor for familial idiopathic basal ganglia calcification (Fahr's disease).
Journal of molecular neuroscience : MN - 1 Mar 2011
Lemos Roberta R, Oliveira Danyllo F, Zatz Mayana, Oliveira João R M
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Familial idiopathic basal ganglia calcification, also known as "Fahr's disease" (FD), is a neuropsychiatric disorder with autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance and characterized by symmetric basal ganglia calcifications and, occasionally, other brain regions. Currently, there are three loci linked to this devastating disease. The first one (IBGC1) is located in 14q11.2-21.3 and the other two have been...
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