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ACTA2-Related Dysgyria: An Under-Recognized Malformation of Cortical Development

S. Subramanian, A. Biswas, C.A.P.F. Alves, S.V. Sudhakar, K.V. Shekdar, P. Krishnan, M. Shroff, A. Taranath, F. Arrigoni, K.A. Aldinger, R.J. Leventer, W.B. Dobyns and K. Mankad
American Journal of Neuroradiology December 2021, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A7364
S. Subramanian
aFrom the Division of Pediatric Radiology (S.S.), Department of Radiology, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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A. Biswas
bDepartment of Diagnostic Imaging (A.B., P.K., M.S.), The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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C.A.P.F. Alves
cDivision of Neuroradiology (C.A.P.F.A.)
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S.V. Sudhakar
eDepartment of Radiology (S.V.S., K.M.), Great Ormond Street Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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K.V. Shekdar
dDepartment of Radiology, and Department of Radiology (K.V.S.), Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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P. Krishnan
bDepartment of Diagnostic Imaging (A.B., P.K., M.S.), The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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M. Shroff
bDepartment of Diagnostic Imaging (A.B., P.K., M.S.), The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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A. Taranath
fDepartment of Medical Imaging (A.T.), Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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F. Arrigoni
gNeuroimaging Lab (F.A.), Scientific Institute, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Eugenio Medea, Bosisio Parini, Italy
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K.A. Aldinger
hDepartment of Pediatrics (K.A.A.), University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington
iCenter for Integrative Brain Research (K.A.A., W.B.D.), Seattle Children’s Research Institute, Seattle, Washington
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R.J. Leventer
jDepartment of Neurology (R.J.L.), Royal Children’s Hospital and Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
kDepartment of Pediatrics (R.J.L.), University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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W.B. Dobyns
iCenter for Integrative Brain Research (K.A.A., W.B.D.), Seattle Children’s Research Institute, Seattle, Washington
lDivision of Genetics and Metabolism (W.B.D.), Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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K. Mankad
eDepartment of Radiology (S.V.S., K.M.), Great Ormond Street Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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