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Oculocerebrorenal syndrome of Lowe: three mutations in the OCRL1 gene derived from three patients with different phenotypes.
American journal of medical genetics - 5 Jun 1998
Kawano T, Indo Y, Nakazato H, Shimadzu M, Matsuda I
Abstract excerpt
The oculocerebrorenal syndrome of Lowe (OCRL) is an X-linked multisystem disorder with major abnormalities of eyes, nervous system, and kidneys. Clinical manifestations include congenital cataract, mental retardation, and renal tubular dysfunction. A gene (OCRL1) responsible for OCRL was identified by positional cloning and its product OCRL-1 protein was shown to be a phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate...
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