EMX2-independent familial schizencephaly: Clinical and genetic analyses

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 135 A, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 166-170

  Tietjen, Ian ^a   Erdogan, Füsun ^c   Currier, Sophie ^a   Apse, Kira ^a   Chang, Bernard S ^a   Hill, R Sean ^a   Lee, Christine K ^a   Walsh, Christopher A ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Brain malformation; EMX2; Epilepsy; Familial schizencephaly; Polymicrogyria

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR EMX2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BRAIN MALFORMATION; CASE REPORT; EPILEPSY; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC LINKAGE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MALE; MICROGYRIA; NEOCORTEX; PEDIGREE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZENCEPHALY; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

BRAIN; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOME, HUMAN; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; LINKAGE (GENETICS); LOD SCORE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; NERVOUS SYSTEM MALFORMATIONS; PEDIGREE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TURKEY;

EID: 20044385426     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.30734     Document Type: Article

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