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SUBMITTER: Ogura Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4636324 | biostudies-literature | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ogura Yoji Y Miyake Noriko N Kou Ikuyo I Iida Aritoshi A Nakajima Masahiro M Takeda Kazuki K Fujibayashi Shunsuke S Shiina Masaaki M Okada Eijiro E Toyama Yoshiaki Y Iwanami Akio A Ishii Ken K Ogata Kazuhiro K Asahara Hiroshi H Matsumoto Naomichi N Nakamura Masaya M Matsumoto Morio M Ikegawa Shiro S
PloS one 20151106 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 and leads to neurological disturbances. We previously showed that familial SEDAC is caused by FOXC2 mutation; however, the causal gene of sporadic SEDAC has not been identified. To identify the causal gene of sporadic SEDAC, we performed whole exome sequencing for 12 subjects with sporadic SEDAC and identified heterozygous HOXD4 loss-of-function mutations ...[more]