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Infantile onset progressive cerebellar atrophy and anterior horn cell Degeneration-A novel phenotype associated with mutations in the PLA2G6 gene.
European journal of medical genetics - 1 Apr 2020
Gafner Michal, Michelson Marina, Yosovich Keren, Blumkin Lubov, Lerman-Sagie Tally, Lev Dorit
Abstract excerpt
Pontocerebellar hypoplasia (PCH) encompasses a group of neurodegenerative disorders. There are ten known subtypes with common characteristics of pontine and cerebellar hypoplasia or atrophy, neocortical atrophy, and microcephaly. PCH is associated with anterior horn cell degeneration in PCH1a and PCH1b due to mutations in the VRK1 and EXOSC3 genes. Late onset PCH1 has been described in single case reports. The...
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