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Doublecortin Is the Major Gene Causing X-Linked Subcortical Laminar Heterotopia (SCLH)
1 Jul 1998
Abstract excerpt
Subcortical laminar heterotopia (SCLH), or 'double cortex', is a cortical dysgenesis disorder associated with a defect in neuronal migration. Clinical manifestations are epilepsy and mental retardation. This disorder, which mainly affects females, can be inherited in a single pedigree with lissencephaly, a more severe disease which affects the male individuals. This clinical entity has been described as...
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