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Autism-epilepsy phenotype with macrocephaly suggests PTEN, but not GLIALCAM, genetic screening.
BMC medical genetics - 27 Feb 2014
Marchese Maria, Conti Valerio, Valvo Giulia, Moro Francesca, Muratori Filippo, Tancredi Raffaella, Santorelli Filippo M, Guerrini Renzo, Sicca Federico
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: With a complex and extremely high clinical and genetic heterogeneity, autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are better dissected if one takes into account specific endophenotypes. Comorbidity of ASD with epilepsy (or paroxysmal EEG) has long been described and seems to have strong genetic background. Macrocephaly also represents a well-known endophenotype in subgroups of ASD individuals, which suggests...
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