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A novel homozygous HOXB1 mutation in a Turkish family with hereditary congenital facial paresis.
Brain & development - 1 Feb 2017
Sahin Yavuz, Güngör Olcay, Ayaz Akif, Güngör Gülay, Sahin Bedia, Yaykasli Kursad, Ceylaner Serdar
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary congenital facial paresis (HCFP) is characterized by isolated dysfunction of the facial nerve (CN VII) due to congenital cranial dysinnervation disorders. HCFP has genetic heterogeneity and HOXB1 is the first identified gene. We report the clinical, radiologic and molecular investigations of three patients admitted for HCFP in a large consanguineous Turkish family. High-throughput sequencing and Sanger...
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