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Evaluation of SLC20A2 mutations that cause idiopathic basal ganglia calcification in Japan.
Neurology - 25 Feb 2014
Yamada Megumi, Tanaka Masaki, Takagi Mari, Kobayashi Seiju, Taguchi Yoshiharu, Takashima Shutaro, Tanaka Kortaro, Touge Tetsuo, Hatsuta Hiroyuki, Murayama Shigeo, Hayashi Yuichi, Kaneko Masayuki, Ishiura Hiroyuki, Mitsui Jun, Atsuta Naoki, Sobue Gen, Shimozawa Nobuyuki, Inuzuka Takashi, Tsuji Shoji, Hozumi Isao
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the clinical, genetic, and neuroradiologic presentations of idiopathic basal ganglia calcification (IBGC) in a nationwide study in Japan. METHODS: We documented clinical and neuroimaging data of a total of 69 subjects including 23 subjects from 10 families and 46 subjects in sporadic cases of IBGC in Japan. Mutational analysis of SLC20A2 was performed. RESULTS: Six new mutations in...
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