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17q21.31 microduplication patients are characterised by behavioural problems and poor social interaction.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Aug 2009
Grisart B, Willatt L, Destrée A, Fryns J-P, Rack K, de Ravel T, Rosenfeld J, Vermeesch J R, Verellen-Dumoulin C, Sandford R
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Microdeletions at 17q21.31 have recently been shown to cause a novel syndrome. Here we identify the reciprocal 17q21.31 duplication syndrome in 4 patients. METHOD: Patients with the 17q21.31 duplication were identified by screening a large cohort of patients (n = 13,070) with mental retardation and congenital malformation by comparative genomic hybridisation microarray. Parental origin was...
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