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A novel homozygous KY variant causing a complex neurological disorder.
European journal of medical genetics - 1 Nov 2020
Arif Beenish, Rasheed Arisha, Kumar Kishore R, Fatima Amara, Abbas Ghazanfar, Wohler Elizabeth, Sobriera Nara, Lohmann Katja, Naz Sadaf
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the gene kyphoscoliosis peptidase (KY) are known to cause myofibrillar myopathy-7 and hereditary spastic paraplegia. We investigated the genetic cause of a complex neurological phenotype in a consanguineous Pakistani family with four affected members, manifesting lower limb spasticity and weakness, toe walking, pes equinovarus, and a speech disorder. Genome-wide linkage analysis with microsatellite...
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