Article
Recurrent copy number variations as risk factors for neurodevelopmental disorders: critical overview and analysis of clinical implications.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Feb 2016
Torres Fátima, Barbosa Mafalda, Maciel Patrícia
Abstract excerpt
Neurodevelopmental disorders (NDs) encompass a spectrum of neuropsychiatric manifestations. Chromosomal regions 1q21.1, 3q29, 15q11.2, 15q13.3, 16p11.2, 16p13.1 and 22q11 harbour rare but recurrent CNVs that have been uncovered as being important risk factors for several of these disorders. These rearrangements may underlie a broad phenotypical spectrum, ranging from normal development, to learning problems,...
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