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Hypoventilation in REM sleep in a case of 17p11.2 deletion (Smith-Magenis syndrome).
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Mar 2010
Leoni Chiara, Cesarini Laura, Dittoni Serena, Battaglia Domenica, Novelli Antonio, Bernardini Laura, Losurdo Anna, Vollono Catello, Testani Elisa, Della Marca Giacomo, Zampino Giuseppe
Abstract excerpt
We describe a 2-year-old baby affected by Smith-Magenis syndrome (SMS), due to 17p11.2 deletion, who presented repeated episodes of hemoglobin desaturation during REM sleep. The boy, aged 14 months, presented a phenotype characterized by psychomotor delay, right posterior plagiocephaly, telecanthus, strabismus, upslanting palpebral fissures, broad hypoplastic nasal bridge, short philtrum, deep ring shaped skin...
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