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WDR45 mutations in three male patients with West syndrome.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Jul 2016
Nakashima Mitsuko, Takano Kyoko, Tsuyusaki Yu, Yoshitomi Shinsaku, Shimono Masayuki, Aoki Yoshihiro, Kato Mitsuhiro, Aida Noriko, Mizuguchi Takeshi, Miyatake Satoko, Miyake Noriko, Osaka Hitoshi, Saitsu Hirotomo, Matsumoto Naomichi
Abstract excerpt
West syndrome is an early-onset epileptic encephalopathy characterized by clustered spasms with hypsarrhythmia seen on electroencephalogram (EEG). West syndrome is genetically heterogeneous, and its genetic causes have not been fully elucidated. WD Repeat Domain 45 (WDR45) resides on Xp11.23, and encodes a member of the WD repeat protein interacting with phosphoinositides (WIPI) family, which is crucial in the...
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