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A rare case of aniridia and balanced translocation (5;11) (p15.3;q22) arising in the same subject: a challenge for genetic counseling.
Genetic counseling (Geneva, Switzerland) - 1 Jan 2006
Vulcani-Freitas T M, Maciel-Guerra A T
Abstract excerpt
The authors report on a case of isolated aniridia caused by haploinsufficiency of the PAX6 gene, which is located on 11p13, and a balanced translocation t(5;l1)(p15.3;q22) inherited respectively from his father and his mother. Due to the coincidence of two abnormalities in the same chromosome, the segregation of the mutant allele leading to aniridia and of the chromosomes involved in the translocation are not...
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