Pediatric Neurology
Volume 30, Issue 1 , Pages 7-15 , January 2004

Presence of filamin in the astrocytic inclusions of Aicardi syndrome

  • Ignatia B Van den Veyver, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA
    • Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCommunications should be addressed to: Dr. Van den Veyver; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology; Baylor College of Medicine; 6550 Fannin, Suite 901 Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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  • Prisana P Panichkul, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA
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  • Barbra A Antalffy, BS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA
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  • Yaling Sun, BS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA
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  • Jill V Hunter, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA
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  • Dawna D Armstrong, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA

Received 18 March 2003 ,Accepted 20 May 2003.

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doi: 10.1016/S0887-8994(03)00311-4

Pediatric Neurology
Volume 30, Issue 1 , Pages 7-15 , January 2004

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