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Targeted next-generation sequencing in the diagnosis of neurodevelopmental disorders.
Clinical genetics - 1 Sept 2015
Okamoto N, Miya F, Tsunoda T, Kato M, Saitoh S, Yamasaki M, Shimizu A, Torii C, Kanemura Y, Kosaki K
Abstract excerpt
We developed a next-generation sequencing (NGS) based mutation screening strategy for neurodevelopmental diseases. Using this system, we screened 284 genes in 40 patients. Several novel mutations were discovered. Patient 1 had a novel mutation in ACTB. Her dysmorphic feature was mild for Baraitser-Winter syndrome. Patient 2 had a truncating mutation of DYRK1A. She lacked microcephaly, which was previously assumed...
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