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A highly penetrant form of childhood apraxia of speech due to deletion of 16p11.2.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Feb 2016
Fedorenko Evelina, Morgan Angela, Murray Elizabeth, Cardinaux Annie, Mei Cristina, Tager-Flusberg Helen, Fisher Simon E, Kanwisher Nancy
Abstract excerpt
Individuals with heterozygous 16p11.2 deletions reportedly suffer from a variety of difficulties with speech and language. Indeed, recent copy-number variant screens of children with childhood apraxia of speech (CAS), a specific and rare motor speech disorder, have identified three unrelated individuals with 16p11.2 deletions. However, the nature and prevalence of speech and language disorders in general, and CAS...
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