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Evidence for replicative mechanism in a CHD7 rearrangement in a patient with CHARGE syndrome.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Dec 2013
Vatta Matteo, Niu Zhiyv, Lupski James R, Putnam Philip, Spoonamore Katherine G, Fang Ping, Eng Christine M, Willis Alecia S
Abstract excerpt
Haploinsufficiency of CHD7 (OMIM# 608892) is known to cause CHARGE syndrome (OMIM# 214800). Molecular testing supports a definitive diagnosis in approximately 65-70% of cases. Most CHD7 mutations arise de novo, and no mutations affecting exon-7 have been reported to date. We report on an 8-year-old girl diagnosed with CHARGE syndrome that was referred to our laboratory for comprehensive CHD7 gene screening....
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