Familial schizencephaly associated with EMX2 mutation

Neurology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1403-1406

  Granata, T ^a   Farina, L ^a   Faiella, A ^b   Cardini, R ^c   D'Incerti, L ^a   Boncinelli, E ^b   Battaglia, Giorgio ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

^b SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILIAL DISEASE; GENETIC LINKAGE; HOMEOBOX; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZENCEPHALY; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0030975567     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.48.5.1403     Document Type: Article

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