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Title: A case of TUBA1A mutation presenting with lissencephaly and Hirschsprung disease. Author: Hikita N, Hattori H, Kato M, Sakuma S, Morotomi Y, Ishida H, Seto T, Tanaka K, Shimono T, Shintaku H, Tokuhara D. Journal: Brain Dev; 2014 Feb; 36(2):159-62. PubMed ID: 23528852. Abstract: Gene mutation of tubulin alpha-1A (TUBA1A), a critical component of microtubules of the cytoskeleton, impairs neural migration and causes lissencephaly (LIS). The approximately 45 cases of disease-associated TUBA1A mutations reported to date demonstrate a wide spectrum of phenotypes. Here we describe an 8-year-old girl with lissencephaly, microcephaly, and early-onset epileptic seizures associated with a novel mutation in the TUBA1A gene. The patient developed Hirschsprung disease and the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH), which had not previously been described in TUBA1A mutation-associated disease. Our case provides new insight into the wide spectrum of disease phenotypes associated with TUBA1A mutation.[Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]