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A novel MFSD8 mutation in a Russian patient with neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis type 7: a case report.
BMC medical genetics - 25 Aug 2018
Kozina Anastasiya Aleksandrovna, Okuneva Elena Grigorievna, Baryshnikova Natalia Vladimirovna, Krasnenko Anna Yurievna, Tsukanov Kirill Yurievich, Klimchuk Olesya Igorevna, Kondakova Olga Borisovna, Larionova Anna Nikolaevna, Batysheva Tatyana Timofeevna, Surkova Ekaterina Ivanovna, Shatalov Peter Alekseevich, Ilinsky Valery Vladimirovich
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses (NCLs) are the most common autosomal recessive neurodegenerative disorders in children. Clinical manifestations include progressive cognitive decline, motor impairment, ataxia, visual loss, seizures and early death. To date more than 440 NCL-causing mutations in 13 genes are known. CASE PRESENTATION: We report clinical and genetic characteristics of a 5-year-old girl...
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