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PIGN mutations cause congenital anomalies, developmental delay, hypotonia, epilepsy, and progressive cerebellar atrophy.
Neurogenetics - 1 May 2014
Ohba Chihiro, Okamoto Nobuhiko, Murakami Yoshiko, Suzuki Yasuhiro, Tsurusaki Yoshinori, Nakashima Mitsuko, Miyake Noriko, Tanaka Fumiaki, Kinoshita Taroh, Matsumoto Naomichi, Saitsu Hirotomo
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Defects of the human glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) anchor biosynthetic pathway show a broad range of clinical phenotypes. A homozygous mutation in PIGN, a member of genes involved in the GPI anchor-synthesis pathway, was previously reported to cause dysmorphic features, multiple congenital anomalies, severe neurological impairment, and seizure in a consanguineous family. Here, we report two affected siblings...
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