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Megencephaly: a new mouse mutation on chromosome 6 that causes hypertrophy of the brain.
Mammalian genome : official journal of the International Mammalian Genome Society - 1 Dec 1996
Donahue L R, Cook S A, Johnson K R, Bronson R T, Davisson M T
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Megencephaly, enlarged brain, occurs in several acquired and inherited human diseases including Sotos syndrome, Robinow syndrome, Canavan's disease, and Alexander disease. This defect can be distinguished from macrocephaly, an enlarged head, which usually occurs as a consequence of congenital hydrocephalus. The pathology of megencephaly in humans has not been well defined, nor has the defect been reported to...
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