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Mutations in POLR3A and POLR3B encoding RNA Polymerase III subunits cause an autosomal-recessive hypomyelinating leukoencephalopathy.
American journal of human genetics - 11 Nov 2011
Saitsu Hirotomo, Osaka Hitoshi, Sasaki Masayuki, Takanashi Jun-Ichi, Hamada Keisuke, Yamashita Akio, Shibayama Hidehiro, Shiina Masaaki, Kondo Yukiko, Nishiyama Kiyomi, Tsurusaki Yoshinori, Miyake Noriko, Doi Hiroshi, Ogata Kazuhiro, Inoue Ken, Matsumoto Naomichi
Abstract excerpt
Congenital hypomyelinating disorders are a heterogeneous group of inherited leukoencephalopathies characterized by abnormal myelin formation. We have recently reported a hypomyelinating syndrome characterized by diffuse cerebral hypomyelination with cerebellar atrophy and hypoplasia of the corpus callosum (HCAHC). We performed whole-exome sequencing of three unrelated individuals with HCAHC and identified...
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