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A novel frameshift variant in the CADASIL gene NOTCH3: pathogenic or not?
Journal of neurology - 1 Jun 2018
Schubert V, Bender B, Kinzel M, Peters N, Freilinger T
Abstract excerpt
Cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leucoencephalopathy (CADASIL) represents the most common monogenic cause of adult-onset ischemic stroke and vascular dementia. It is caused by heterozygous missense mutations in the NOTCH3 gene, encoding a transmembrane receptor protein on vascular smooth muscle cells. Classical CADASIL mutations affect conserved cysteine residues of the...
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