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Mouse models for the Wolf-Hirschhorn deletion syndrome.
Human molecular genetics - 15 Jan 2001
Näf D, Wilson L A, Bergstrom R A, Smith R S, Goodwin N C, Verkerk A, van Ommen G J, Ackerman S L, Frankel W N, Schimenti J C
Abstract excerpt
Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome (WHS) is a deletion syndrome caused by segmental haploidy of chromosome 4p16.3. Its hallmark features include a 'Greek warrior helmet' facial appearance, mental retardation, various midline defects and seizures. The WHS critical region (WHSCR) lies between the Huntington's disease gene, HD, and FGFR3. In mice, the homologs of these genes map to chromosome 5 in a region of conserved...
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