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Natural history of Christianson syndrome.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Nov 2010
Schroer Richard J, Holden Kenton R, Tarpey Patrick S, Matheus Maria Giselle, Griesemer David A, Friez Michael J, Fan Jane Zheng, Simensen Richard J, Strømme Petter, Stevenson Roger E, Stratton Michael R, Schwartz Charles E
Abstract excerpt
Christianson syndrome is an X-linked mental retardation syndrome characterized by microcephaly, impaired ocular movement, severe global developmental delay, hypotonia which progresses to spasticity, and early onset seizures of variable types. Gilfillan et al.2008] reported mutations in SLC9A6, the gene encoding the sodium/hydrogen exchanger NHE6, in the family first reported and in three others. They also noted...
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