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Homozygous mutation of STXBP5L explains an autosomal recessive infantile-onset neurodegenerative disorder.
Human molecular genetics - 1 Apr 2015
Kumar Raman, Corbett Mark A, Smith Nicholas J C, Jolly Lachlan A, Tan Chuan, Keating Damien J, Duffield Michael D, Utsumi Toshihiko, Moriya Koko, Smith Katherine R, Hoischen Alexander, Abbott Kim, Harbord Michael G, Compton Alison G, Woenig Joshua A, Arts Peer, Kwint Michael, Wieskamp Nienke, Gijsen Sabine, Veltman Joris A, Bahlo Melanie, Gleeson Joseph G, Haan Eric, Gecz Jozef
Abstract excerpt
We report siblings of consanguineous parents with an infantile-onset neurodegenerative disorder manifesting a predominant sensorimotor axonal neuropathy, optic atrophy and cognitive deficit. We used homozygosity mapping to identify an ∼12-Mbp interval identical by descent (IBD) between the affected individuals on chromosome 3q13.13-21.1 with an LOD score of 2.31. We combined family-based whole-exome and...
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