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Cognitive and behavioral characterization of 16p11.2 deletion syndrome.
Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBP - 1 Oct 2010
Hanson Ellen, Nasir Ramzi H, Fong Alexa, Lian Alyss, Hundley Rachel, Shen Yiping, Wu Bai-Lin, Holm Ingrid A, Miller David T
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OBJECTIVE: To describe cognitive and behavioral features of patients with chromosome 16p11.2 deletion syndrome, a recently identified and common genetic cause of neurodevelopmental disability, especially autism spectrum disorder (ASD). METHOD: Twenty-one patients with 16p11.2 deletion were evaluated by medical record review. A subset of 11 patients consented to detailed cognitive, behavioral, and autism...
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