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Microdeletions of ELP4 Are Associated with Language Impairment, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and Mental Retardation.
Human mutation - 1 Sept 2015
Addis Laura, Ahn Joo Wook, Dobson Richard, Dixit Abhishek, Ogilvie Caroline M, Pinto Dalila, Vaags Andrea K, Coon Hilary, Chaste Pauline, Wilson Scott, Parr Jeremy R, Andrieux Joris, Lenne Bruno, Tumer Zeynep, Leuzzi Vincenzo, Aubell Kristina, Koillinen Hannele, Curran Sarah, Marshall Christian R, Scherer Stephen W, Strug Lisa J, Collier David A, Pal Deb K
Abstract excerpt
Copy-number variations (CNVs) are important in the aetiology of neurodevelopmental disorders and show broad phenotypic manifestations. We compared the presence of small CNVs disrupting the ELP4-PAX6 locus in 4,092 UK individuals with a range of neurodevelopmental conditions, clinically referred for array comparative genomic hybridization, with WTCCC controls (n = 4,783). The phenotypic analysis was then extended...
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