A new mutation of theL1CAMgene in an X-l
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Shuichi Izumoto; Mami Yamasaki; Norio Arita; Shoju Hiraga; Takanori Ohnishi; Ken
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Article
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1996
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Springer
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English
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X-linked hydrocephalus is a genetic form of hydrocephalus that frequently occurs in females. It is characterized by ventricular dilatation, mental retardation, deformity of the thumb and spastic paraparesis. Recently, 23 different mutations of the gene for the neural cell adhesion molecule, L1CAM, l