The genetic basis of cerebral palsy.

Abstract excerpt

Although prematurity and hypoxic-ischaemic injury are well-recognized contributors to the pathogenesis of cerebral palsy (CP), as many as one-third of children with CP may lack traditional risk factors. For many of these children, a genetic basis to their condition is suspected. Recent findings have implicated copy number variants and mutations in single genes in children with CP. Current studies are limited by...

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• Cerebral Palsy
• Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
• DNA Copy Number Variations
• Family and Disability Support Research
• Mutation