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Duplication 18q21.31-q22.2.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 15 Feb 2007
Ceccarini Caterina, Sinibaldi Lorenzo, Bernardini Laura, De Simone Roberto, Mingarelli Rita, Novelli Antonio, Dallapiccola Bruno
Abstract excerpt
We report on three siblings with mild mental retardation and minor dysmorphic features carrying an interstitial duplication of the long arm of chromosome 18 inherited from a healthy mosaic carrier mother. The duplicated region spanned between 18q21.31 and 18q22.2 for about 12 Mb. The distal duplications of 18q are rare and only a small number of subjects, manifesting quite different clinical outcomes, have been...
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