Familial schizencephaly associated with <i>EMX2</i> mutation

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We describe two brothers aged 8 and 10 affected by severe bilateral schizencephaly, carrying an identical point mutation of the homeobox gene EMX2. Both children had severe neurologic deficits and mental retardation, although they differed in the anatomic extent of the brain malformation and in the severity of the clinical picture. The present findings, together with the reported cases of schizencephaly...

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