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Partial 7q11.23 deletions further implicate GTF2I and GTF2IRD1 as the main genes responsible for the Williams-Beuren syndrome neurocognitive profile.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 May 2010
Antonell A, Del Campo M, Magano L F, Kaufmann L, de la Iglesia J Martínez, Gallastegui F, Flores R, Schweigmann U, Fauth C, Kotzot D, Pérez-Jurado L A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Williams-Beuren syndrome (WBS) is a developmental disorder with multisystemic manifestations mainly characterised by vascular stenoses, distinctive craniofacial features, mental retardation with a characteristic neurocognitive profile, and some endocrine and connective tissue abnormalities, caused by a recurrent deletion of 1.55 Mb including 26-28 genes at chromosomal region 7q11.23. The analysis of...
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