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L1CAM mutation in a Japanese family with X-linked hydrocephalus: a study for genetic counseling.
Brain & development - 1 Dec 1997
Takahashi S, Makita Y, Okamoto N, Miyamoto A, Oki J
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the gene encoding neural cell adhesion molecule L1 (L1CAM) are involved in X-linked hydrocephalus (HSAS, hydrocephalus due to stenosis of the aqueduct of Sylvius), MASA syndrome (mental retardation, aphasia, shuffling gait, and adducted thumbs), and spastic paraplegia type 1. We examined the L1CAM mutation in a Japanese family with HSAS for the purpose of DNA-based genetic counseling. The proband was...
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