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An Atypical Rett Syndrome Phenotype Due to a Novel Missense Mutation in CACNA1A.
Journal of child neurology - 1 Mar 2018
Epperson Madison V, Haws Michael E, Standridge Shannon M, Gilbert Donald L
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BACKGROUND: Some typical and atypical Rett syndrome patients lack known genetic mutations. Mutations in the P/Q type calcium channel CACNA1A have been implicated in epileptic encephalopathy, familial hemiplegic migraine, episodic ataxia 2, and spinocerebellar ataxia 6, but not Rett syndrome. Patient Description: The authors describe a female patient with developmental regression and a de novo, likely pathogenic...
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