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Functional and genetic characterization of two extremely rare cases of Williams-Beuren syndrome associated with chronic granulomatous disease.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Oct 2013
Stasia Marie J, Mollin Michèle, Martel Cécile, Satre Véronique, Coutton Charles, Amblard Florence, Vieville Gaëlle, van Montfrans Joris M, Boelens Jaap J, Veenstra-Knol Hermine E, van Leeuwen Karen, de Boer Martin, Brion Jean-Paul, Roos Dirk
Abstract excerpt
Williams-Beuren syndrome (WBS) is a neurodevelopmental disorder with multi-systemic manifestations, caused by a heterozygous segmental deletion of 1.55-1.83 Mb at chromosomal band 7q11.23. The deletion can include the NCF1 gene that encodes the p47(phox) protein, a component of the leukocyte NADPH oxidase enzyme, which is essential for the defense against microbial pathogens. It has been postulated that WBS...
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