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Ophthalmic features of PLA2G6-related paediatric neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation.
The British journal of ophthalmology - 1 Jul 2014
Khan Arif O, AlDrees Abdulmajeed, Elmalik Salah A, Hassan Hamdy H, Michel Michel, Stevanin Giovanni, Azzedine Hamid, Salih Mustafa A
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BACKGROUND: Neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation (NBIA) refers to genetically heterogenous paediatric neurodegenerative disorders characterised by basal ganglia iron deposition. One major cause is recessive mutations in the PLA2G6 gene. While strabismus and optic nerve pallor have been...
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