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An interstitial, apparently-balanced chromosomal insertion in the etiology of Langer-Giedion syndrome in an Asian family.
European journal of medical genetics - 1 Oct 2013
Min Byung-Joo, Ko Jung Min, Seo Myung-Eui, Choi Jin-Sun, Oh Sun Kyung, Jeon Jane, Kim Eunhyun, Moon Jennifer E, Choi In Ho, Lee Charles, Kim Ok-Hwa, Cho Tae-Joon, Park Woong-Yang
Abstract excerpt
Langer-Giedion syndrome (LGS; MIM 150230), also called trichorhinophalangeal syndrome type II (TRPS2), is a contiguous gene syndrome caused by a one-copy deletion in the chromosome 8q23-q24 region, spanning the genes TRPS1 and EXT1. We identified an LGS family with two affected and two unaffected siblings from unaffected parents. To investigate the etiology of recurrence of LGS in this family, array CGH was...
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