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The elastin gene is disrupted in a family with a balanced translocation t(7;16)(q11.23;q13) associated with a variable expression of the Williams-Beuren syndrome.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Jun 2002
Duba Hans-Christoph, Doll Andreas, Neyer Michael, Erdel Martin, Mann Christian, Hammerer Ignaz, Utermann Gerd, Grzeschik Karl-Heinz
Abstract excerpt
The Williams-Beuren syndrome (WBS) is a complex developmental disorder with multisystemic manifestations including supravalvular aortic stenosis (SVAS), a so-called elfin face, a hoarse voice, and a specific cognitive phenotype. Most WBS patients have a >1 Mb deletion on one of their chromosomes 7 in q11 but except for elastin, whose haploinsufficiency causes the cardiovascular malformations, it is unknown which...
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