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Phenotypic heterogeneity in a family with a small atypical microduplication of chromosome 22q11.2 involving TBX1.
European journal of medical genetics - 1 Dec 2012
Weisfeld-Adams James D, Edelmann Lisa, Gadi Inder K, Mehta Lakshmi
Abstract excerpt
The chromosome 22q11.2 region is commonly involved in non-allelic homologous recombination (NAHR) events. Microduplications of 22q11.2, usually involving a 3 Mb or 1.5 Mb region constitute the 22q11 microduplication syndrome. Both microdeletions and microduplications of 22q11.21 are reported to share several phenotypic characteristics, including dysmorphic facial features, velopharyngeal insufficiency, congenital...
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