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Could a patient with SMC1A duplication be classified as a human cohesinopathy?
Clinical genetics - 1 May 2014
Baquero-Montoya C, Gil-Rodríguez M C, Teresa-Rodrigo M E, Hernández-Marcos M, Bueno-Lozano G, Bueno-Martínez I, Remeseiro S, Fernández-Hernández R, Bassecourt-Serra M, Rodríguez de Alba M, Queralt E, Losada A, Puisac B, Ramos F J, Pié J
Abstract excerpt
The disorders caused by mutations in genes encoding subunits and accessory proteins of cohesin complex are collectively termed as cohesinopathies. The best known cohesinopathy is Cornelia de Lange Syndrome (CdLS), which is a multisystem developmental disorder characterized by facial dysmorphism, limb malformations, growth and cognitive impairment. Mutations in five genes, encoding subunits of the cohesin complex...
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