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Mutational analysis of the ATRX gene by DGGE: a powerful diagnostic approach for the ATRX syndrome.
Human mutation - 1 May 2003
Borgione Eugenia, Sturnio Maurizio, Spalletta Angela, Angela Lo Giudice Maria, Castiglia Lucia, Galesi Ornella, Ragusa Angela, Fichera Marco
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Molecular defects affecting the ATRX gene lead to the ATRX syndrome (alpha thalassemia/mental retardation syndrome, X-linked), characterized by severe mental retardation, microcephaly, distinct facial dysmorphism, and genital abnormalities, as well as a wide spectrum of other pathological features. Alpha thalassemia is frequent but does not represent a constant characteristic of the syndrome. An expanding...
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