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BRAIN & DEVELOPMENT
卷 31, 期 6, 页码 456-460出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2008.08.008
关键词
Lissencephaly; XLAG; ARX gene; Hypothalamus; Diencephalon
X-linked lissencephaly with abnormal genitalia (XLAG) is characterized by lissencephaly, absent corpus callosum and ambiguous genitalia. We examined hypothalamic dysfunctions in a XLAG case with a novel mutation of the ARX gene, and performed immunohistochemical evaluation of the diencephalons in autopsy brain. A 1-year-old boy showed intractable epilepsy, persistent diarrhea and disturbed temperature regulation. This case had abnormalities in circadian rhythms and pituitary hormone reserve test. He died of pneumonia. The globus pallidus and subthalamic nucleus was not identified, and the putamen and thalamus were dysplasic. The suprachiasmatic nucleus was absent. A few neurons immunoreactive for vasopressin seemed to form the ectopic supra-optic-like nucleus. The diencephalons were disturbed differently in each sub-region, and the changes may be related to various hypothalamic dysfunctions. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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