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Clinical and molecular characterization of the 20q11.2 microdeletion syndrome: six new patients.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Mar 2015
Jedraszak Guillaume, Demeer Bénédicte, Mathieu-Dramard Michèle, Andrieux Joris, Receveur Aline, Weber Astrid, Maye Una, Foulds Nicola, Temple I K, Crolla John, Alex-Cordier Marie-Pierre, Sanlaville Damien, Ewans Lisa, Wilson Meredith, Armstrong Ruth, Clarkson Amanda, Copin Henri, Morin Gilles
Abstract excerpt
Interstitial microdeletions of 20q chromosome are rare, only 17 patients have been reported in the literature to date. Among them, only six carried a proximal 20q11.21-q11.23 deletion, with a size ranging from 2.6 to 6.8 Mb. The existence of a 20q11.2 microdeletion syndrome has been proposed, based on five previously reported cases that displayed anomalies of the extremities, intellectual disability, feeding...
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