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Genetic–environmental interaction in a unique case of Muenke syndrome with intracranial hypertension

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Acknowledgements

We would like to express our gratitude to the patient described in this article and the patient’s family for their willingness to participate in our study and for their informed consent to participate in our study and to publish this report. We also thank those who played a role in the care of this patient, including Dr. Douglas Courtemanche of the Division of Plastic Surgery, University of British Columbia. This research was supported by the Division of Intramural Research at the National Human Genome Research Institute (National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, USA).

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  1. Medical Genetics Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, MSC 3717, Building 35, Room 1B-207, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA

    Nneamaka B. Agochukwu, Benjamin D. Solomon & Maximilian Muenke

  2. Clinical Research Training Program, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA

    Nneamaka B. Agochukwu

  3. Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, Suite 301A, 15252 32 Ave, Surrey, BC, V3S 0R7, Canada

    Anna Zajaczkowska-Kielska

  4. Department of Ophthalmology, British Columbia Children’s Hospital, 4480 Oak Street, Vancouver, BC, V6H 3V4, Canada

    Christopher J. Lyons & Travis Pollock

  5. Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, British Columbia Children’s Hospital, Rm K3-159, 4480 Oak St, Vancouver, BC, V6H 3V4, Canada

    Ash Singhal

  6. Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia, Room C234, 4500 Oak Street, Vancouver, BC, V6H 3N1, Canada

    Margot I. Van Allen

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Agochukwu, N.B., Solomon, B.D., Zajaczkowska-Kielska, A. et al. Genetic–environmental interaction in a unique case of Muenke syndrome with intracranial hypertension. Childs Nerv Syst 27, 2183–2186 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-011-1595-6

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