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Microdeletions of 3p21.31 characterized by developmental delay, distinctive features, elevated serum creatine kinase levels, and white matter involvement.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Dec 2013
Eto Kaoru, Sakai Norio, Shimada Shino, Shioda Mutsuki, Ishigaki Keiko, Hamada Yusuke, Shinpo Michiko, Azuma Junji, Tominaga Koji, Shimojima Keiko, Ozono Keiichi, Osawa Makiko, Yamamoto Toshiyuki
Abstract excerpt
Interstitial deletions of chromosome 3 are rare, and only one patient with a microdeletion of 3p21.31 has been reported to date. We identified two additional cases of patients with microdeletions of 3p21.31. The characteristic clinical features of developmental delay and distinctive facial features (including arched eyebrows, hypertelorism, epicanthus, and micrognathia) were seen both in the previously reported...
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