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Malformations 01

Topic: Anatomy

Created on Sunday, February 8 2009 by gliageek

Last modified on Sunday, February 8 2009.


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Which of the following gene mutations is most closely associated with this neuronal migration disorder?

 
        A) POMT1
 
        B) Tuberin
 
        C) LIS1
 
        D) Doublecortin
 
        E) Filamin-1
 

 


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A) POMT1

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Cobblestone lissencephaly is most often due to mutations involving dystroglycan glycosylation, and may be seen in Walker-Warburg syndrome (pictured here), muscle-eye-brain disease, and fukuyama muscular dystrophy  (See References)

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B) tuberin

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Along with hamartin, one of the genes involved in tuberous sclerosis  (See References)

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C) LIS1

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Causes isolated lissencephaly sequence, and is involved in Miller-Dieker lissencephaly  (See References)

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D) Doublecortin

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Causes x-linked type 1 (non-cobblestone) lissencephaly  (See References)

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E) Filamin-1

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X-linked periventricular heterotopia  (See References)

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References:

1. Graham, D.I., and Lantos, P.L. (2002). Greenfield's Neuropathology, 7th ed. Arnold Press, New York. (ISBN:0340742313)Advertising:
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