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Early-onset or rapidly progressive scoliosis in children: check the eyes!
European journal of paediatric neurology : EJPN : official journal of the European Paediatric Neurology Society - 1 Nov 2013
Kurian M, Megevand C, De Haller R, Merlini L, Boex C, Truffert A, Kaelin A, Burglen L, Korff C M
Abstract excerpt
Horizontal gaze palsy with progressive scoliosis (HGPPS) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by the absence of conjugate horizontal eye movements, and progressive scoliosis developing in childhood and adolescence, caused by mutations in the ROBO3 gene which has an important role in axonal guidance and neuronal migration. We describe two female children aged 12 years and 18 months, with...
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