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Cystic cerebellar dysplasia and biallelic LAMA1 mutations: a lamininopathy associated with tics, obsessive compulsive traits and myopia due to cell adhesion and migration defects.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 May 2016
Vilboux Thierry, Malicdan May Christine V, Chang Yun Min, Guo Jennifer, Zerfas Patricia M, Stephen Joshi, Cullinane Andrew R, Bryant Joy, Fischer Roxanne, Brooks Brian P, Zein Wadih M, Wiggs Edythe A, Zalewski Christopher K, Poretti Andrea, Bryan Melanie M, Vemulapalli Meghana, Mullikin James C, Kirby Martha, Anderson Stacie M, Huizing Marjan, Toro Camilo, Gahl William A, Gunay-Aygun Meral
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BACKGROUND: Laminins are heterotrimeric complexes, consisting of α, β and γ subunits that form a major component of basement membranes and extracellular matrix. Laminin complexes have different, but often overlapping, distributions and functions. METHODS: Under our clinical protocol, NCT00068224, we have performed extensive clinical and neuropsychiatric phenotyping, neuroimaging and molecular analysis in patients...
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