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Etiopathogenetic advances and management of holoprosencephaly: from bench to bedside.
Panminerva medica - 1 Dec 2010
Bellone S, De Rienzo F, Prodam F, Savastio S, Busti A, Genoni G, Aimaretti G, Bona G
Abstract excerpt
Holoprosencephaly (HPE) is a complex brain malformation caused by impaired or incomplete midline division of the prosencephalon. It's characterized by cerebral and facial anomalies of different levels of severity. Both genetic and environmental factors are known to cause HPE, but they cover only few cases. Genetic causes are responsible for about 20% of cases: they are chromosomal abnormalities and gene...
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