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Progressive cerebral atrophies in three children with COL4A1 mutations.
Brain & development - 1 Nov 2021
Nakamura Yuko, Okanishi Tohru, Yamada Hiroyuki, Okazaki Tetsuya, Hosoda Chika, Itai Toshiyuki, Miyatake Satoko, Saitsu Hirotomo, Matsumoto Naomichi, Maegaki Yoshihiro
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The collagen type IV alpha 1 chain (COL4A1) gene on 13q34 encodes one chain of collagen. COL4A1 mutations have been identified as the cause of a group of multisystemic conditions in humans, including the brain, eyes, kidneys, muscles, and other organs at any age. Brain imaging shows a wide spectrum of abnormalities, including porencephaly, schizencephaly, polymicrogyria focal cortical dysplasia,...
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