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A pure familial 6q15q21 split duplication associated with obesity and transmitted with partial reduction.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Jun 2015
Landais Emilie, Leroy Camille, Kleinfinger Pascale, Brunet Stéphanie, Koubi Valérie, Pietrement Christine, Poli-Mérol Marie-Laurence, Fiquet Caroline, Souchon Pierre-François, Beri Mylène, Jonveaux Philippe, Garnotel Roselyne, Gaillard Dominique, Doco-Fenzy Martine
Abstract excerpt
Familial transmission of chromosome 6 duplications is rare. We report on the first observation of a maternally-inherited pure segmental 6q duplication split into two segments, 6q15q16.3 and 6q16.3q21, and associated with obesity. Obesity has previously been correlated to chromosome 6 q-arm deletion but has not yet been assessed in duplications. The aim of this study was to characterize the structure of these...
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