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A truncating mutation of CEP135 causes primary microcephaly and disturbed centrosomal function.
American journal of human genetics - 4 May 2012
Hussain Muhammad Sajid, Baig Shahid Mahmood, Neumann Sascha, Nürnberg Gudrun, Farooq Muhammad, Ahmad Ilyas, Alef Thomas, Hennies Hans Christian, Technau Martin, Altmüller Janine, Frommolt Peter, Thiele Holger, Noegel Angelika Anna, Nürnberg Peter
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Autosomal-recessive primary microcephaly (MCPH) is a rare congenital disorder characterized by intellectual disability, reduced brain and head size, but usually without defects in cerebral cortical architecture, and other syndromic abnormalities. MCPH is heterogeneous. The underlying genes of the seven known loci code for centrosomal proteins. We studied a family from northern Pakistan with two microcephalic...
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