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SCHIZENCEPHALY

GENETICS

PATTERN OF INHERITANCE

NOTE schizencephaly may not be inherited, as it may be due to acquired injuries to the developing brain (infection, hypoxia-ischemia)

KNOWN GENES

COL4A1 (can cause porencephaly or schizencephaly)

FAMILY HISTORY

Rare familial cases have been described (see above).

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