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TCF4 deletions in Pitt-Hopkins Syndrome.
Human mutation - 1 Nov 2008
Giurgea Irina, Missirian Chantal, Cacciagli Pierre, Whalen Sandra, Fredriksen Tessa, Gaillon Thierry, Rankin Julia, Mathieu-Dramard Michele, Morin Gilles, Martin-Coignard Dominique, Dubourg Christèle, Chabrol Brigitte, Arfi Jacqueline, Giuliano Fabienne, Claude Lambert Jean, Philip Nicole, Sarda Pierre, Villard Laurent, Goossens Michel, Moncla Anne
Abstract excerpt
Pitt-Hopkins syndrome (PHS) is a probably underdiagnosed, syndromic mental retardation disorder, marked by hyperventilation episodes and characteristic dysmorphism (large beaked nose, wide mouth, fleshy lips, and clubbed fingertips). PHS was shown to be caused by de novo heterozygous mutations of the TCF4 gene, located in 18q21. We selected for this study 30 unrelated patients whose phenotype overlapped PHS but...
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