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Genetics of the Blood-Brain Barrier

Author(s): Schottlaender, Lucia V

Proper function of the blood-brain barrier relies on the so-called tight junctions. In four families, one of which was identified at CENTOGENE, mutations in the tight junction-encoding gene JAM2 were recently shown to result in brain calcification.

Proper function of the blood-brain barrier relies on the so-called tight junctions. In four families, one of which was identified at CENTOGENE, mutations in the tight junction-encoding gene JAM2 were recently shown to result in brain calcification.


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