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Rapid whole-genome sequencing identifies a novel GABRA1 variant associated with West syndrome.
Cold Spring Harbor molecular case studies - 1 Sept 2017
Farnaes Lauge, Nahas Shareef A, Chowdhury Shimul, Nelson James, Batalov Serge, Dimmock David M, Kingsmore Stephen F
Abstract excerpt
A 9-mo-old infant was admitted with infantile spasms that improved on administration of topiramate and steroids. He also had developmental delay, esotropia, and hypsarrhythmia on interictal electroencephalogram (EEG), and normal brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). West syndrome is the triad of infantile spasms, interictal hypsarrhythmia, and mental retardation. Rapid trio whole-genome sequencing (WGS)...
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