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Characterization of 28 novel patients expands the mutational and phenotypic spectrum of Lowe syndrome.
Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) - 1 Jun 2015
Recker Florian, Zaniew Marcin, Böckenhauer Detlef, Miglietti Nunzia, Bökenkamp Arend, Moczulska Anna, Rogowska-Kalisz Anna, Laube Guido, Said-Conti Valerie, Kasap-Demir Belde, Niemirska Anna, Litwin Mieczysław, Siteń Grzegorz, Chrzanowska Krystyna H, Krajewska-Walasek Małgorzata, Sethi Sidharth K, Tasic Velibor, Anglani Franca, Addis Maria, Wasilewska Anna, Szczepańska Maria, Pawlaczyk Krzysztof, Sikora Przemysław, Ludwig Michael
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The oculocerebrorenal syndrome of Lowe (OCRL) is a rare X-linked multi-systemic disorder, almost always characterized by the triad of congenital cataract, cognitive and behavioral impairment and a proximal tubulopathy. METHODS: Twenty-eight novel patients with suspected Lowe syndrome were studied. RESULTS: All patients carried OCRL gene defects with mutational hot spots at CpG dinucleotides. Mutations...
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