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X‐linked hydrocephalus

X‐linked hydrocephalus We report on a family with X‐linked hydrocephalus: progressive increase in head circumference (OFC) led to the diagnosis in 3 patients; however, in 5 with normal OFC, the initial diagnosis had been “nonspecific” mental retardation, until identification of relatedness between 3 macrocephalic boys suggested segregation of a major Mendelian gene. Moderate to severe hydrocephaly was present in all macrocephalic patients and in 3 of the 5 with normal OFC, but CT‐scan of the brain did not show aqueductal stenosis in any of them. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A Wiley

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Publisher
Wiley
Copyright
Copyright © 1987 Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company
ISSN
1552-4825
eISSN
1552-4833
DOI
10.1002/ajmg.1320270419
pmid
3425602
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Abstract

We report on a family with X‐linked hydrocephalus: progressive increase in head circumference (OFC) led to the diagnosis in 3 patients; however, in 5 with normal OFC, the initial diagnosis had been “nonspecific” mental retardation, until identification of relatedness between 3 macrocephalic boys suggested segregation of a major Mendelian gene. Moderate to severe hydrocephaly was present in all macrocephalic patients and in 3 of the 5 with normal OFC, but CT‐scan of the brain did not show aqueductal stenosis in any of them.

Journal

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part AWiley

Published: Aug 1, 1987

Keywords: hydrocephalus; mental retardation; X‐linked inheritance

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