Genetics of Infantile Bilateral Striatal Necrosis

Abstract

The gene mutation causing autosomal recessive infantile bilateral striatal necrosis (IBSN) was identified in eight consanguineous Israeli Bedouin families, in a study at Schneider Children’s Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel, and other centers.

Keywords

• infantile bilateral striatal necrosis
• putamen
• choreoathetosis