Human cerebral cortex development is a highly complex and orchestrated process that is under tight genetic regulation. Rare mutations that alter gene expression or function can disrupt the structure of the cerebral cortex, resulting in a variety of neurological cAonditions1. Lissencephaly (“smooth b...
Array-CGH identified a cytogenetic characterization of two new cases involving 17p13.3 and 3p26 chromosomal regions in two sisters with familial history of lissencephaly.
Mutation or deletion of LIS1 (Lissencephaly-1) underlies classical lissencephaly, a migration disorder resulting in brain malformation, epilepsy and mental retardation. Orthologues for LIS1 genes (lis1a and lis1b) are ubiquitously expressed in developing zebrafish larvae, but the functional consequ...
Aristaless-related homeobox (ARX) is an X-linked gene encoding a bi-functional morphogenetic transcription factor with a key role in neuronal migration and brain development. Mutations in ARX have been identified in patients with X-linked Lissencephaly with Abnormal Genitalia (XLAG) and Early-infant...
