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An exome sequencing strategy to diagnose lethal autosomal recessive disorders.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Mar 2015
Ellard Sian, Kivuva Emma, Turnpenny Peter, Stals Karen, Johnson Matthew, Xie Weijia, Caswell Richard, Lango Allen Hana
Abstract excerpt
Rare disorders resulting in prenatal or neonatal death are genetically heterogeneous. For some conditions, affected fetuses can be diagnosed by ultrasound scan, but this is not usually possible until mid-gestation. There is often limited fetal DNA available for investigation. We investigated a strategy for diagnosing autosomal recessive lethal disorders in non-consanguineous pedigrees with multiple affected...
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