Mutation of the Doublecortin Gene in Male Patients with Double Cortex Syndrome: Somatic Mosaicism Detected by Hair Root Analysis

    September 2001 in “ Annals of Neurology
    Mitsuhiro Kato, Masayo Kanai, Osamu Soma, Yuichi Takusa, Toshiyuki Kimura, Chikahiko Numakura, Takasumi Matsuki, Shigeki Nakamura, Kiyoshi Hayasaka
    Studysummary This study found that somatic mosaic mutations in the doublecortin gene may cause subcortical band heterotopia in male patients, and molecular analysis using hair roots is a useful detection method.
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