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Heterozygous deletion of SCN2A and SCN3A in a patient with autism spectrum disorder and Tourette syndrome: a case report.
BMC psychiatry - 2 Aug 2018
Nickel Kathrin, Tebartz van Elst Ludger, Domschke Katharina, Gläser Birgitta, Stock Friedrich, Endres Dominique, Maier Simon, Riedel Andreas
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BACKGROUND: Mutations in voltage-gated sodium channel (SCN) genes are supposed to be of importance in the etiology of psychiatric and neurological diseases, in particular in the etiology of seizures. Previous studies report a potential susceptibility region at the chromosomal locus 2q including SCN1A, SCN2A and SCN3A genes for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). To date, there is no previous description of a patient...
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