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Targeted next generation sequencing identifies novel NOTCH3 gene mutations in CADASIL diagnostics patients.
Human genomics - 24 Nov 2016
Maksemous Neven, Smith Robert A, Haupt Larisa M, Griffiths Lyn R
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL) is a monogenic, hereditary, small vessel disease of the brain causing stroke and vascular dementia in adults. CADASIL has previously been shown to be caused by varying mutations in the NOTCH3 gene. The disorder is often misdiagnosed due to its significant clinical heterogeneic manifestation with...
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