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SUBMITTER: Ogura Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3838418 | biostudies-literature | 2013
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ogura Yoji Y Yabuki Shoji S Iida Aritoshi A Kou Ikuyo I Nakajima Masahiro M Kano Hiroki H Shiina Masaaki M Kikuchi Shinichi S Toyama Yoshiaki Y Ogata Kazuhiro K Nakamura Masaya M Matsumoto Morio M Ikegawa Shiro S
PloS one 20131122 11
Spinal extradural arachnoid cyst (SEDAC) is a cyst in the spinal canal that protrudes into the epidural space from a defect in the dura mater. Most cases are sporadic; however, three familial SEDAC cases have been reported, suggesting genetic etiological factors. All familial cases are associated with lymphedema-distichiasis syndrome (LDS), whose causal gene is FOXC2. However, FOXC2 mutation analysis has been performed in only 1 family, and no mutation analysis has been performed on sporadic (no ...[more]