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Mutations in RAI1 associated with Smith-Magenis syndrome.
Nature genetics - 1 Apr 2003
Slager Rebecca E, Newton Tiffany Lynn, Vlangos Christopher N, Finucane Brenda, Elsea Sarah H
Abstract excerpt
Smith-Magenis syndrome (SMS) is a mental retardation syndrome associated with deletions involving chromosome 17p11.2. Persons with SMS have characteristic behavioral abnormalities, including self-injurious behaviors and sleep disturbance, and distinct craniofacial and skeletal anomalies. We identified dominant frameshift mutations leading to protein truncation in RAI1 in three individuals who have phenotypic...
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