Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase homozygous mutation in a young boy with cerebellar infarction

• Main Authors: Alberto Spalice (Author), Francesca Del Balzo (Author), Francesco Massimo Perla (Author), Enrico Properzi (Author), Carla Carducci (Author), Italo Antonozzi (Author), Paola Iannetti (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2009-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Posterior circulation vascular occlusive disease in children is a rare and uncommonly reported event. Among the numerous risk factors, the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) mutation is considered to be a common genetic cause of thrombosis in adults and children. Recently, a link between th...