So, what exactly is CAPOS? A good question as old as time itself!
In essence; CAPOS syndrome is an extremely rare neurological disorder of autosomal dominant inheritance. It was first described in 1996.
In 1996, I was just starting my second semester at Simon Fraser University, I had ASL interpreters and, I’m pretty sure, access to large printed materials. However, I still had no idea why I was bumping into things or walking drunkenly. I pegged it as a vision issue; not being able to see something until it was right in front of me.
And yet, research in this weird phenomenal was gaining recognition! A few people were showing similar traits, so researchers intensified their research and determined a genetic mutation had occurred on the ATP1A3 gene, leading to defects in the following areas:
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there ya have it folks! CAPOS!
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