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De novo mutations in human genetic disease.
Nature reviews. Genetics - 18 Jul 2012
Veltman Joris A, Brunner Han G
Abstract excerpt
New mutations have long been known to cause genetic disease, but their true contribution to the disease burden can only now be determined using family-based whole-genome or whole-exome sequencing approaches. In this Review we discuss recent findings suggesting that de novo mutations play a prominent part in rare and common forms of neurodevelopmental diseases, including intellectual disability, autism and...
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