Subgroup |
Leukoencephalopathy, motor delay, spasticity, and dysarthria (LEMSPAD) Leukoencephalopathy, developmental delay, and episodic neurologic regression (LEUDEN) |
Description |
Developmental delay, leukoencephalopathy, and neurologic decompensation is an autosomal dominant neurodevelopmental syndrome caused by missense mutations in EIF2AK1 and EIF2AK2. They encode members of the eIF-2-alpha kinase family that inhibits protein synthesis in response to physiologic stress conditions.
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Authors |
Mao D, Reuter CM, Ruzhnikov MRZ, Beck AE, Farrow EG, Emrick LT, Rosenfeld JA, Mackenzie KM, Robak L, Wheeler MT, Burrage LC, Jain M, Liu P, Calame D, Kury S, Sillesen M, Schmitz-Abe K, Tonduti D, Spaccini L, Iascone M, Genetti CA, Koenig MK, Graf M, Tran A, Alejandro M, Lee BH, Thiffault I, Agrawal PB, Bernstein JA, Bellen HJ, Chao HT |