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Microduplication of 3p26.3 in nonsyndromic intellectual disability indicates an important role of CHL1 for normal cognitive function.
Neuropediatrics - 1 Oct 2013
Shoukier Moneef, Fuchs Sigrid, Schwaibold Eva, Lingen Michael, Gärtner Jutta, Brockmann Knut, Zirn Birgit
Abstract excerpt
Terminal deletions of chromosome 3p26.3 confined to the CHL1 gene have previously been described in children with intellectual disability and epilepsy. Here, we report for the first time, a 3p26.3 duplication including only the CHL1 gene in an intellectually disabled girl with epilepsy. The penetrance of both deletions and duplications in 3p26.3 is reduced because all chromosomal imbalances were inherited from...
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