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Identification and characterization of two novel JARID1C mutations: suggestion of an emerging genotype-phenotype correlation.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Mar 2010
Rujirabanjerd Sinitdhorn, Nelson John, Tarpey Patrick S, Hackett Anna, Edkins Sarah, Raymond F Lucy, Schwartz Charles E, Turner Gillian, Iwase Shigeki, Shi Yang, Futreal P Andrew, Stratton Michael R, Gecz Jozef
Abstract excerpt
Mental retardation (MR) is characterized by cognitive impairment with an IQ <70. Many of the major causes are genetically determined and the approximately 30% male excess suggests that mutations in genes carried on the X chromosome are disproportionably represented. One such gene, jumonji AT-rich interactive domain 1C (JARID1C) on Xp11.2, has been identified in families with X-linked MR (XLMR), with 18 different...
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