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Expanding Phenotype of Poirier-Bienvenu Syndrome: New Evidence from an Italian Multicentrical Cohort of Patients.
Genes - 30 Jan 2022
Orsini Alessandro, Santangelo Andrea, Bravin Francesca, Bonuccelli Alice, Peroni Diego, Battini Roberta, Foiadelli Thomas, Bertini Veronica, Valetto Angelo, Iacomino Michele, Nigro Vincenzo, Torella Anna Laura, Scala Marcello, Capra Valeria, Vari Maria Stella, Fetta Anna, Di Pisa Veronica, Montanari Francesca, Epifanio Roberta, Bonanni Paolo, Giorda Roberto, Operto Francesca, Pastorino Grazia, Sarigecili Esra, Sardaroglu Esra, Okuyaz Cetin, Bozdogan Sevgan, Musante Luciana, Faletra Flavio, Zanus Caterina, Ferretti Alessandro, Vigevano Federico, Striano Pasquale, Cordelli Duccio Maria
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Poirier-Bienvenu Neurodevelopmental Syndrome (POBINDS) is a rare disease linked to mutations of the CSNK2B gene, which encodes for a subunit of caseinkinase CK2 involved in neuronal growth and synaptic transmission. Its main features include early-onset epilepsy and intellectual disability. Despite the lack of cases described, it appears that POBINDS could manifest with a wide range of phenotypes,...
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