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Contribution of rare copy number variants to isolated human malformations.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Serra-Juhé Clara, Rodríguez-Santiago Benjamín, Cuscó Ivon, Vendrell Teresa, Camats Núria, Torán Núria, Pérez-Jurado Luis A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Congenital malformations are present in approximately 2-3% of liveborn babies and 20% of stillborn fetuses. The mechanisms underlying the majority of sporadic and isolated congenital malformations are poorly understood, although it is hypothesized that the accumulation of rare genetic, genomic and epigenetic variants converge to deregulate developmental networks. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: We...
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