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8q12.1q12.3 de novo microdeletion involving the CHD7 gene in a patient without the major features of CHARGE syndrome: case report and critical review of the literature.
Gene - 15 Jan 2013
Palumbo Orazio, Palumbo Pietro, Stallone Raffaella, Palladino Teresa, Zelante Leopoldo, Carella Massimo
Abstract excerpt
CHARGE syndrome is an autosomal dominant inherited disorder characterized by a specific and recognizable pattern of anomalies. De novo mutations or deletions of the gene encoding chromodomain helicase DNA binding protein 7 (CHD7) are the major cause of CHARGE syndrome. In this report, we describe a patient with a typical phenotype characterized by psychomotor retardation, hypertrichosis, facial asymmetry,...
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