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1.9 Mb microdeletion of 21q22.11 within Braddock-Carey contiguous gene deletion syndrome region: dissecting the phenotype.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Jul 2012
Izumi Kosuke, Brooks Susan S, Feret Holly A, Zackai Elaine H
Abstract excerpt
Braddock-Carey syndrome is characterized by Pierre Robin sequence, agenesis of the corpus callosum, facial dysmorphisms, developmental delay, and congenital thrombocytopenia. Recently, Braddock-Carey syndrome was demonstrated to be caused by chromosomal microdeletion in 21q22 including the RUNX1 gene, whose haploinsufficiency is responsible for thrombocytopenia phenotype. Therefore, the syndrome has emerged as a...
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