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The common inversion of the Williams-Beuren syndrome region at 7q11.23 does not cause clinical symptoms.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 15 Jul 2008
Tam Elaine, Young Edwin J, Morris Colleen A, Marshall Christian R, Loo Wayne, Scherer Stephen W, Mervis Carolyn B, Osborne Lucy R
Abstract excerpt
Williams-Beuren syndrome (WBS) is caused by a approximately 1.5 million base pair deletion at 7q11.23. A common inversion of the region, WBSinv-1, exists as a polymorphism but was also found in individuals with WBS-like features but no deletion, suggesting it could cause clinical symptoms. We performed a full clinical, developmental and genetic assessment of two previously reported individuals with clinical...
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