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15q11.2 microdeletion and FMR1 premutation in a family with intellectual disabilities and autism.
Gene - 15 Oct 2012
Madrigal Irene, Rodríguez-Revenga Laia, Xunclà Mar, Milà Montserrat
Abstract excerpt
Genomic rearrangements of chromosome 15q11-q13 are responsible for diverse phenotypes including intellectual disabilities and autism. 15q11.2 deletion, implicating common PWS/AS breakpoints BP1-BP2, has been described in patients with delayed motor and speech development and behavioural problems. Here we report the clinical and molecular characterisation of a maternally inherited BP1-BP2 deletion in two siblings...
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