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Genetics of neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation.
Current neurology and neuroscience reports - 1 Jun 2011
Gregory Allison, Hayflick Susan J
Abstract excerpt
The condition originally called Hallervorden-Spatz syndrome is a collection of related disorders involving abnormal iron accumulation in the basal ganglia, usually manifesting with a movement disorder. To date, mutations in the following genes have been associated with neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation (NBIA) phenotypes: PANK2, PLA2G6, FA2H, ATP13A2, C2orf37, CP, and FTL. This collection, now...
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