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A de novo variant in CASK gene causing intellectual disability and brain hypoplasia: a case report and literature review.
Italian journal of pediatrics - 12 May 2022
Zhang Ying, Nie Yanyan, Mu Yu, Zheng Jie, Xu Xiaowei, Zhang Fang, Shu Jianbo, Liu Yang
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BACKGROUND: The pathogenic variation of CASK gene can cause CASK related mental disorders. The main clinical manifestations are microcephaly with pontine and cerebellar hypoplasia, X-linked mental disorders with or without nystagmus and FG syndrome. The main pathogenic mechanism is the loss of function of related protein caused by variant. We reported a Chinese male newborn with a de novo variant in CASK gene....
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