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Fryns syndrome phenotype caused by chromosome microdeletions at 15q26.2 and 8p23.1.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Sept 2005
Slavotinek A, Lee S S, Davis R, Shrit A, Leppig K A, Rhim J, Jasnosz K, Albertson D, Pinkel D
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Fryns syndrome (FS) is the commonest autosomal recessive syndrome in which congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a cardinal feature. It has been estimated that 10% of patients with CDH have FS. The autosomal recessive inheritance in FS contrasts with the sporadic inheritance for the majority of patients with CDH and renders the correct diagnosis critical for accurate genetic counselling. The cause...
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