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Mosaic 18q21.2 deletions including the TCF4 gene: a clinical report.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Dec 2012
Rossi Massimiliano, Labalme Audrey, Cordier Marie-Pierre, Till Marianne, Blanchard Gaëlle, Dubois Remi, Guibaud Laurent, Heissat Sophie, Javouhey Etienne, Lachaux Alain, Mure Pierre-Yves, Ville Dorothée, Edery Patrick, Sanlaville Damien
Abstract excerpt
Pitt-Hopkins syndrome (PTHS) is characterized by distinctive facial dysmorphism, profound intellectual disability, and the possible occurrence of epilepsy and breathing anomalies. It is caused by haploinsufficiency of the TCF4 gene. No significant difference in clinical severity has been reported to date between PTHS patients carrying 18q21 deletions including the TCF4 gene, and those harboring TCF4 point...
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