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Somatic and germ-line mosaicism of deletion 15q11.2-q13 in a mother of dyzigotic twins with Angelman syndrome.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Feb 2014
Sánchez Javier, Fernández Raquel, Madruga Marcos, Bernabeu-Wittel José, Antiñolo Guillermo, Borrego Salud
Abstract excerpt
Angelman syndrome (AS, OMIM105830) is a neurogenetic disorder caused by different genetic mechanisms. Determining the genetic mechanism is essential to establish the recurrence risk and the accuracy of genetic/reproductive counseling. The majority of AS patients present with a deletion of the 15q11.2-q13 region on the maternally derived chromosome. The other genetic mechanisms are: paternal disomy of chromosome...
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