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Homozygous deletion in TUSC3 causing syndromic intellectual disability: a new patient.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Aug 2013
Loddo Sara, Parisi Valentina, Doccini Viola, Filippi Tiziana, Bernardini Laura, Brovedani Paola, Ricci Federica, Novelli Antonio, Battaglia Agatino
Abstract excerpt
Defects in the TUSC3 gene have been identified in individuals with nonsyndromic autosomal recessive intellectual disability (ARID), due to either point mutations or intragenic deletions. We report on a boy with a homozygous microdeletion 8p22, sizing 203 kb, encompassing the first exon of the TUSC3 gene, detected by SNP-array analysis (Human Gene Chip 6.0; Affymetrix). Both nonconsanguineous parents come from a...
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