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MKS1 mutations cause Joubert syndrome with agenesis of the corpus callosum.
European journal of medical genetics - 1 Aug 2016
Bader Ingrid, Decker E, Mayr J A, Lunzer V, Koch J, Boltshauser E, Sperl W, Pietsch P, Ertl-Wagner B, Bolz H, Bergmann C, Rittinger O
Abstract excerpt
Joubert syndrome (JS) is a clinically and genetically heterogeneous ciliopathy characterized by episodic hyperpnea and apnea, hypotonia, ataxia, cognitive impairment and ocular motor apraxia. The "molar tooth sign" is pathognomonic of this condition. Mutations in the MKS1 gene are a major cause of Meckel-Gruber syndrome (MKS), the most common form of syndromic neural tube defects, frequently resulting in...
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