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[Molecular diagnosis of Prader-Willi and Angelman syndromes: methylation, cytogenetics and FISH analysis].
Revista medica de Chile - 1 Apr 2001
Santa María L, Curotto B, Cortés F, Rojas C, Alliende M A
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BACKGROUND: The diagnosis of Prader-Willi and Angelman syndromes is difficult, since their phenotypic manifestations are variable and unspecific. The study of the methylation state of DNA in 15(q11-q13) using polymerase chain reaction, called methylation test, allows the diagnosis of most patients with Prader-Willi and Angelman syndromes, irrespective if the underlying molecular alteration is a deletion,...
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