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Novel JARID1C/SMCX mutations in patients with X-linked mental retardation.
Human mutation - 1 Apr 2006
Tzschach Andreas, Lenzner Steffen, Moser Bettina, Reinhardt Richard, Chelly Jamel, Fryns Jean-Pierre, Kleefstra Tjitske, Raynaud Martine, Turner Gillian, Ropers Hans-Hilger, Kuss Andreas, Jensen Lars Riff
Abstract excerpt
X-linked mental retardation (XLMR) is a heterogeneous disorder that affects approximately 2 in 1000 males. JARID1C/SMCX is relatively new among the known XLMR genes, and seven different mutations have been identified previously in this gene [Jensen LR et al., Am. J. Hum. Genet. 76:227-236, 2005]. Here, we report five novel JARID1C mutations in five XLMR families. The changes comprise one nonsense mutation...
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