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Elaborating the phenotypic spectrum associated with mutations in ARFGEF2: case study and literature review.
European journal of paediatric neurology : EJPN : official journal of the European Paediatric Neurology Society - 1 Nov 2013
Tanyalçin Ibrahim, Verhelst Helene, Halley Dicky J J, Vanderhasselt Tim, Villard Laurent, Goizet Cyril, Lissens Willy, Mancini Grazia M, Jansen Anna C
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The BIG2 protein, coded by ARFGEF2 indirectly assists neuronal proliferation and migration during cortical development. Mutations in ARFGEF2 have been reported as a rare cause of periventricular heterotopia. METHODS: The presence of periventricular heterotopia, acquired microcephaly and suspected recessive inheritance led to mutation analysis of ARFGEF2 in two affected siblings and their healthy...
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