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Heterogeneity of Marinesco-Sjögren syndrome: report of two cases.
Pediatric neurology - 1 Dec 2011
Yiş Uluç, Cirak Sebahattin, Hız Semra, Cakmakçı Handan, Dirik Eray
Abstract excerpt
Marinesco-Sjögren syndrome is an autosomal recessive, multiorgan disorder with cardinal features of cerebellar ataxia, congenital or early childhood cataracts, psychomotor retardation, myopathy, and short stature. Mutations in the SIL1 gene on chromosome 5q31 were demonstrated to cause Marinesco-Sjögren syndrome. We describe two Turkish patients with clinical characteristics of Marinesco-Sjögren syndrome, but...
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