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MLPA subtelomere analysis in Tunisian mentally retarded patients.
Biochemical genetics - 1 Oct 2009
Hila Lamia, Tébourbi Hédia, Abaied Leila, Rejeb Imène, Ben Jemaa Lamia, Chaabouni Habiba
Abstract excerpt
Subtelomeric rearrangements significantly contribute to idiopathic mental retardation and result in several mental retardation syndromes; however, most subtelomeric defects lack a characteristic phenotype. Thirty patients with unexplained mental retardation, a normal R banded karyotype at the 550 band, and no clinically recognizable syndrome were screened by Multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification...
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