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Genome-wide UPD screening in patients with intellectual disability.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Oct 2014
Schroeder Christopher, Ekici Arif Bülent, Moog Ute, Grasshoff Ute, Mau-Holzmann Ulrike, Sturm Marc, Vosseler Vanessa, Poths Sven, Rappold Gudrun, Riess Angelika, Riess Olaf, Dufke Andreas, Bonin Michael
Abstract excerpt
Uniparental disomy (UPD) describes the inheritance of a pair of chromosomes from only one parent. It may occur as isodisomy, heterodisomy or a combination of both and may involve only chromosome segments. UPD can affect each chromosome. The incidence is estimated to be around 1:3500 in live births. Some parts of chromosomes are subject to 'parent-of-origin imprinting' and the phenotypic effect in UPD syndromes is...
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