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Mutations in autism susceptibility candidate 2 (AUTS2) in patients with mental retardation.
Human genetics - 1 May 2007
Kalscheuer Vera M, FitzPatrick David, Tommerup Niels, Bugge Merete, Niebuhr Erik, Neumann Luitgard M, Tzschach Andreas, Shoichet Sarah A, Menzel Corinna, Erdogan Fikret, Arkesteijn Ger, Ropers Hans-Hilger, Ullmann Reinhard
Abstract excerpt
We report on three unrelated mentally disabled patients, each carrying a de novo balanced translocation that truncates the autism susceptibility candidate 2 (AUTS2) gene at 7q11.2. One of our patients shows relatively mild mental retardation; the other two display more profound disorders. One patient is also physically disabled, exhibiting urogenital and limb malformations in addition to severe mental...
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