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Duplication at Xq13.3-q21.1 with syndromic intellectual disability, a probable role for the ATRX gene.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Apr 2014
Martínez Francisco, Roselló Mónica, Mayo Sonia, Monfort Sandra, Oltra Silvestre, Orellana Carmen
Abstract excerpt
Here we report on two unrelated male patients with syndromic intellectual disability (ID) due to duplication at Xq13.3-q21.1, a region of about 6 Mb and 25 genes. Among these, the most outstanding is ATRX, the causative gene of X-linked alpha-thalassemia/mental retardation. ATRX belongs to the growing list of genes implied in chromatin remodeling causing ID. Many these genes, such as MECP2, are dose-sensitive so...
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