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Genetic diagnosis of neuroacanthocytosis disorders using exome sequencing.
Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society - 1 Apr 2012
Walker Ruth H, Schulz Vincent P, Tikhonova Irina R, Mahajan Milind C, Mane Shrikant, Arroyo Muniz Maritza, Gallagher Patrick G
Abstract excerpt
Neuroacanthocytoses are neurodegenerative disorders marked by phenotypic and genetic heterogeneity. There are several associated genetic loci, and many defects, including gene deletions and insertions, and missense, nonsense, and splicing mutations, have been found spread over hundreds of kilobases of genomic DNA. In some cases, specific diagnosis is unclear, particularly in the early stages of disease or when...
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