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Novel pathogenic VPS13A mutation in Moroccan family with Choreoacanthocytosis: a case report.
BMC medical genetics - 4 Mar 2020
Ouchkat Fatima, Regragui Wafaa, Smaili Imane, Naciri Darai Hajar, Bouslam Naima, Rahmani Mounia, Melhaoui Adyl, Arkha Yasser, El Fahime Elmostafa, Bouhouche Ahmed
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Choreoacanthocytosis (ChAc), is a rare neurodegenerative disease, characterized by movement disorders and acanthocytosis in the peripheral blood smears, and various neurological, neuropsychiatric and neuromuscular signs. It is caused by mutations in VPS13A gene with autosomal recessive pattern of inheritance. CASE PRESENTATION: Here we report two patients belonging to a consanguineous Moroccan family...
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