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Progressive Movement Disorder in Brothers Carrying a GNAO1 Mutation Responsive to Deep Brain Stimulation.
Journal of child neurology - 1 Feb 2016
Kulkarni Neil, Tang Sha, Bhardwaj Ratan, Bernes Saunder, Grebe Theresa A
Abstract excerpt
GNAO1, located on chromosome 16q12.2, encodes for 1 of the heterotrimeric guanine binding proteins subunits (G proteins), specifically Gαo, which has been implicated as having an important role in brain function. GNAO1 mutations have been shown to impart oncogene properties as well as cause epileptic encephalopathy. The authors report 2 cases of brothers with a severe movement disorder and hypotonia without...
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