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CCDC88A mutations cause PEHO-like syndrome in humans and mouse.
Brain : a journal of neurology - 1 Apr 2016
Nahorski Michael S, Asai Masato, Wakeling Emma, Parker Alasdair, Asai Naoya, Canham Natalie, Holder Susan E, Chen Ya-Chun, Dyer Joshua, Brady Angela F, Takahashi Masahide, Woods C Geoffrey
Abstract excerpt
Progressive encephalopathy with oedema, hypsarrhythmia and optic atrophy (PEHO) syndrome is a rare Mendelian phenotype comprising severe retardation, early onset epileptic seizures, optic nerve/cerebellar atrophy, pedal oedema, and early death. Atypical cases are often known as PEHO-like, and there is an overlap with 'early infantile epileptic encephalopathy'. PEHO is considered to be recessive, but surprisingly...
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