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Advantages and pitfalls of an extended gene panel for investigating complex neurometabolic phenotypes.
Brain : a journal of neurology - 1 Nov 2016
Reid Emma S, Papandreou Apostolos, Drury Suzanne, Boustred Christopher, Yue Wyatt W, Wedatilake Yehani, Beesley Clare, Jacques Thomas S, Anderson Glenn, Abulhoul Lara, Broomfield Alex, Cleary Maureen, Grunewald Stephanie, Varadkar Sophia M, Lench Nick, Rahman Shamima, Gissen Paul, Clayton Peter T, Mills Philippa B
Abstract excerpt
Neurometabolic disorders are markedly heterogeneous, both clinically and genetically, and are characterized by variable neurological dysfunction accompanied by suggestive neuroimaging or biochemical abnormalities. Despite early specialist input, delays in diagnosis and appropriate treatment initiation are common. Next-generation sequencing approaches still have limitations but are already enabling earlier and...
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