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Characterization of an interstitial deletion 6q13-q14.1 in a female with mild mental retardation, language delay and minor dysmorphisms.
European journal of medical genetics - 1 Jan 2000
Lespinasse James, Gimelli Stefania, Béna Frédérique, Antonarakis Stylianos E, Ansermet François, Paoloni-Giacobino Ariane
Abstract excerpt
Chromosomal imbalances, recognized as the major cause of mental retardation (MR), are often due to submicroscopic deletions or duplications not evidenced by conventional cytogenetic methods. Array-based comparative genomic hybridization (array-CGH) improves considerably the detection rate of submicroscopic chromosomal abnormalities and has proven to be an effective tool for detection of submicroscopic chromosome...
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