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Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis in Spain: clinical, prognostic, and genetic survey.
European journal of neurology - 1 Oct 2011
Pilo-de-la-Fuente B, Jimenez-Escrig A, Lorenzo J R, Pardo J, Arias M, Ares-Luque A, Duarte J, Muñiz-Pérez S, Sobrido M J
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis (CTX) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder caused by mutations in the CYP27A1 gene resulting in sterol-27-hydroxylase deficiency. Current information about CTX is based mainly on case reports, with only few large series reported. Although p...
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