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Prenatal molecular diagnosis of X-linked hydrocephalus via a silent C924T mutation in the L1CAM gene.
Congenital anomalies - 1 Nov 2014
Serikawa Takehiro, Nishiyama Kenichi, Tohyama Jun, Tazawa Ryushi, Goto Kiyoe, Kuriyama Yoko, Haino Kazufumi, Kanemura Yonehiro, Yamasaki Mami, Nakata Koh, Takakuwa Koichi, Enomoto Takayuki
Abstract excerpt
We present a case of a patient whose L1CAM gene in X-chromosome has a C924T transition. Her first son's ventriculomegaly was prenatally detected. A mature infant was born, his head circumference was large, and thumbs were bilaterally adducted. X-linked hydrocephalus (XLH) was suspected. The DNA examination revealed that both her and boy's LICAM gene had a C924T transition. She became pregnant 5 years later and...
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