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Alu-specific microhomology-mediated deletions in CDKL5 in females with early-onset seizure disorder.
Neurogenetics - 1 Oct 2009
Erez Ayelet, Patel Amina J, Wang Xueqing, Xia Zhilian, Bhatt Samarth S, Craigen William, Cheung Sau Wai, Lewis Richard A, Fang Ping, Davenport Sandra L H, Stankiewicz Pawel, Lalani Seema R
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the cyclin-dependent kinase-like 5 (CDKL5) gene in Xp22.13 have been associated with infantile spasms, early-onset intractable epilepsy, and a Rett syndrome (RTT)-like phenotype. Using array comparative genomic hybridization, we identified variable-sized microdeletions involving exons 1-4 of the CDKL5 gene in three females with early-onset seizures. Two of these deletions were flanked by Alu...
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