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11p14.1 microdeletions associated with ADHD, autism, developmental delay, and obesity.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Jun 2011
Shinawi Marwan, Sahoo Trilochan, Maranda Bruno, Skinner S A, Skinner Cindy, Chinault Craig, Zascavage Roxanne, Peters Sarika U, Patel Ankita, Stevenson Roger E, Beaudet Arthur L
Abstract excerpt
Genomic copy number imbalances are being increasingly identified as an important cause of intellectual disability and behavioral abnormalities. The typical deletion in WAGR syndrome encompasses the PAX6 and WT1 genes, but larger deletions have been associated with neurobehavioral abnormalities and obesity. We identified four patients with overlapping interstitial deletions on 11p14.1 and extending telomeric to...
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