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RNF216 mutations as a novel cause of autosomal recessive Huntington-like disorder.
Neurology - 28 Apr 2015
Santens Patrick, Van Damme Tim, Steyaert Wouter, Willaert Andy, Sablonnière Bernard, De Paepe Anne, Coucke Paul J, Dermaut Bart
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To identify the genetic cause in 2 Belgian families with autosomal recessive Huntington-like disorder (HDL). METHODS: Homozygosity mapping and whole-exome sequencing in a consanguineous family as well as Sanger sequencing of the candidate gene in an independent family with HDL followed by genotype-phenotype correlation studies. RESULTS: We identified a homozygous mutation in the gene RNF216...
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