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Pontocerebellar hypoplasia type 2 and TSEN2: review of the literature and two novel mutations.
European journal of medical genetics - 1 Jun 2013
Bierhals Tatjana, Korenke Georg Christoph, Uyanik Gökhan, Kutsche Kerstin
Abstract excerpt
Pontocerebellar hypoplasias (PCH) represent a heterogeneous group of autosomal recessive neurodegenerative disorders characterized by hypoplasia of the cerebellum and pons, variable cerebral involvement, microcephaly, severe delay in cognitive and motor development, and seizures. Seven different subtypes have been reported (PCH1-7) and mutations in three genes, TSEN2, TSEN34 and TSEN54 encoding three of four...
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