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A novel splicing mutation of the ATRX gene in ATR-X syndrome.
Brain & development - 1 Jun 2006
Wada Takahito, Sakakibara Masae, Fukushima Yoshimitsu, Saitoh Shinji
Abstract excerpt
X-linked alpha-thalassemia/mental retardation syndrome (ATR-X, MIM#301040) is an X-linked recessive condition affecting males. ATR-X is characterized by severe mental retardation, mild HbH disease, dysmorphic facies, and genital and skeletal abnormalities. ATR-X is caused by mutations in the ATRX gene. Most mutations affect two functionally important domains, the ADD domain and the helicase domain. Here, we...
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