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Haploinsufficiency of STK11 and neighboring genes cause a contiguous gene syndrome including Peutz-Jeghers phenotype.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Nov 2012
Scollon Sarah, McWalter Kirsty, Abe Keith, King Jeremy, Kimata Kevin, Slavin Thomas P
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We report on clinical and molecular findings of a 15-year-old female referred to our genetics clinic for a diagnostic evaluation due to mild developmental delay, submucosal cleft palate, and seizure disorder. Chromosomal microarray technology revealed a cancer predisposition due to a terminal deletion on chromosome 19p that includes the tumor suppressor gene STK11. In addition to abnormal lip pigmentation on...
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