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CNV analysis in Chinese children of mental retardation highlights a sex differentiation in parental contribution to de novo and inherited mutational burdens.
Scientific reports - 3 Jun 2016
Wang Binbin, Ji Taoyun, Zhou Xueya, Wang Jing, Wang Xi, Wang Jingmin, Zhu Dingliang, Zhang Xuejun, Sham Pak Chung, Zhang Xuegong, Ma Xu, Jiang Yuwu
Abstract excerpt
Rare copy number variations (CNVs) are a known genetic etiology in neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD). Comprehensive CNV analysis was performed in 287 Chinese children with mental retardation and/or development delay (MR/DD) and their unaffected parents. When compared with 5,866 ancestry-matched controls, 11~12% more MR/DD children carried rare and large CNVs. The increased CNV burden in MR/DD was predominantly...
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