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Genome-wide copy number variation study in anorectal malformations.
Human molecular genetics - 1 Feb 2013
Wong Emily H M, Cui Long, Ng Chun-Laam, Tang Clara S M, Liu Xue-Lai, So Man-Ting, Yip Benjamin Hon-Kei, Cheng Guo, Zhang Ruizhong, Tang Wai-Kiu, Yang Wanling, Lau Yu-Lung, Baum Larry, Kwan Patrick, Sun Liang-Dan, Zuo Xian-Bo, Ren Yun-Qing, Yin Xian-Yong, Miao Xiao-Ping, Liu Jianjun, Lui Vincent Chi-Hang, Ngan Elly Sau-Wai, Yuan Zhen-Wei, Zhang Shi-Wei, Xia Jinglong, Wang Hualong, Sun Xiao-bing, Wang Ruoyi, Chang Tao, Chan Ivy Hau-Yee, Chung Patrick Ho-Yu, Zhang Xue-Jun, Wong Kenneth Kak-Yuen, Cherny Stacey S, Sham Pak-Chung, Tam Paul Kwong-Hang, Garcia-Barcelo Maria-Mercè
Abstract excerpt
Anorectal malformations (ARMs, congenital obstruction of the anal opening) are among the most common birth defects requiring surgical treatment (2-5/10 000 live-births) and carry significant chronic morbidity. ARMs present either as isolated or as part of the phenotypic spectrum of some chromosomal abnormalities or monogenic syndromes. The etiology is unknown. To assess the genetic contribution to ARMs, we...
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