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Mapping the Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome phenotype outside the currently accepted WHS critical region and defining a new critical region, WHSCR-2.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Mar 2003
Zollino Marcella, Lecce Rosetta, Fischetto Rita, Murdolo Marina, Faravelli Francesca, Selicorni Angelo, Buttè Cinzia, Memo Luigi, Capovilla Giuseppe, Neri Giovanni
Abstract excerpt
In an attempt to define the distinctive Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome (WHS) phenotype, and to map its specific clinical manifestations, a total of eight patients carrying a 4p16.3 microdeletion were analyzed for their clinical phenotype and their respective genotypes. The extent of each individual deletion was established by fluorescence in situ hybridization, with a cosmid contig spanning the genomic region from MSX1...
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