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Osteopoikilosis, short stature and mental retardation as key features of a new microdeletion syndrome on 12q14.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Apr 2007
Menten Björn, Buysse Karen, Zahir Farah, Hellemans Jan, Hamilton Sara J, Costa Teresa, Fagerstrom Carrie, Anadiotis George, Kingsbury Daniel, McGillivray Barbara C, Marra Marco A, Friedman Jan M, Speleman Frank, Mortier Geert
Abstract excerpt
This report presents the detection of a heterozygous deletion at chromosome 12q14 in three unrelated patients with a similar phenotype consisting of mild mental retardation, failure to thrive in infancy, proportionate short stature and osteopoikilosis as the most characteristic features. In each case, this interstitial deletion was found using molecular karyotyping. The deletion occurred as a de novo event and...
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