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A heterozygous deletion of PDGFB gene causes paroxysmal kinesigenic dyskinesia with primary familial brain calcification.
Parkinsonism & related disorders - 1 Nov 2021
Duan Ruo-Nan, Zhao Dan-Dan, Liu Yi-Ming, Yan Chuan-Zhu
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BACKGROUND: Primary familial brain calcification (PFBC) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized with calcium deposition in multiple brain regions. Mutations in PDGFB have been discovered in sporadic and familial PFBC cases. While several known variants displayed loss-of function, no complete deletion of platelet-derived growth factor B (PDGFB) has been reported. METHODS: For the diagnostic purpose, brain...
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