Article
CNS involvement in OFD1 syndrome: a clinical, molecular, and neuroimaging study.
Orphanet journal of rare diseases - 10 May 2014
Del Giudice Ennio, Macca Marina, Imperati Floriana, D'Amico Alessandra, Parent Philippe, Pasquier Laurent, Layet Valerie, Lyonnet Stanislas, Stamboul-Darmency Veronique, Thauvin-Robinet Christel, Franco Brunella
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Oral-facial-digital type 1 syndrome (OFD1; OMIM 311200) belongs to the expanding group of disorders ascribed to ciliary dysfunction. With the aim of contributing to the understanding of the role of primary cilia in the central nervous system (CNS), we performed a thorough characterization of CNS involvement observed in this disorder. METHODS: A cohort of 117 molecularly diagnosed OFD type I patients...
Topics
- Central Nervous System Diseases
- Cohort Studies
- Female
- Humans
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Mutation
- Neuropsychological Tests
- Orofaciodigital Syndromes
