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In approximately 18% of the cases HSCR also presents with multiple congenital anomalies including recognized syndromes.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>A combination of MLPA and microarray data analysis have been undertaken to refine a duplication at the Xq28 region.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>In this study we present a new clinical association of severe neonatal encephalopathy (Lubs syndrome) and HSCR, in a male patient carrying a duplication at the Xq28 region which encompasses the <jats:italic>MECP2<\/jats:italic> and <jats:italic>L1CAM<\/jats:italic> genes.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>While the encephalopathy has been traditionally attributed to the <jats:italic>MECP2<\/jats:italic> gene duplication in patients with Lubs syndrome, here we propose that the enteric phenotype in our patient might be due to the dosage variation of the L1CAM protein, together with additional molecular events not identified yet. This would be in agreement with the hypothesis previously forwarded that mutations in <jats:italic>L1CAM<\/jats:italic> may be involved in HSCR development in association with a predisposing genetic background.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/1471-2350-11-137","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2010,9,22]],"date-time":"2010-09-22T18:14:52Z","timestamp":1285179292000},"update-policy":"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":19,"title":["Novel association of severe neonatal encephalopathy and Hirschsprung disease in a male with a duplication at the Xq28 region"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"11","author":[{"given":"Raquel M","family":"Fern\u00e1ndez","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Roc\u00edo","family":"N\u00fa\u00f1ez-Torres","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Antonio","family":"Gonz\u00e1lez-Meneses","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Guillermo","family":"Anti\u00f1olo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Salud","family":"Borrego","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2010,9,22]]},"reference":[{"key":"698_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1","DOI":"10.1136\/jmg.2007.053959","volume":"45","author":"J Amiel","year":"2008","unstructured":"Amiel J, Sproat-Emison E, Garcia-Barcelo M, Lantieri F, Burzynski G, Borrego S, Pelet A, Arnold S, Miao X, Griseri P, Brooks AS, Antinolo G, de Pontual L, Clement-Ziza M, Munnich A, Kashuk C, West K, Wong KK, Lyonnet S, Chakravarti A, Tam PK, Ceccherini I, Hofstra RM, Fernandez R, Hirschsprung Disease Consortium: Hirschsprung disease, associated syndromes and genetics: a review. 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