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18q deletions: clinical, molecular, and brain MRI findings of 14 individuals.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 15 Feb 2006
Linnankivi Tarja, Tienari Pentti, Somer Mirja, Kähkönen Marketta, Lönnqvist Tuula, Valanne Leena, Pihko Helena
Abstract excerpt
We studied 14 individuals with partial deletions of the long arm of chromosome 18, including terminal and interstitial de novo and inherited deletions. Study participants were examined clinically and by brain MRI. The size of the deletion was determined by segregation analysis using microsatellite markers. We observed that the phenotype was highly variable, even in two families with three 1st degree relatives....
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