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Clinical and cellular features in patients with primary autosomal recessive microcephaly and a novel CDK5RAP2 mutation.
Orphanet journal of rare diseases - 15 Apr 2013
Issa Lina, Mueller Katrin, Seufert Katja, Kraemer Nadine, Rosenkotter Henning, Ninnemann Olaf, Buob Michael, Kaindl Angela M, Morris-Rosendahl Deborah J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Primary autosomal recessive microcephaly (MCPH) is a rare neurodevelopmental disorder that results in severe microcephaly at birth with pronounced reduction in brain volume, particularly of the neocortex, simplified cortical gyration and intellectual disability. Homozygous mutations in the Cyclin-dependent kinase 5 regulatory subunit-associated protein 2 gene CDK5RAP2 are the cause of MCPH3. Despite...
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