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Identification of 11p14.1-p15.3 deletion probably associated with short stature, relative macrocephaly, and delayed closure of the fontanelles.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Jan 2017
Dateki Sumito, Watanabe Satoshi, Kinoshita Fumiko, Yoshiura Koh-Ichiro, Moriuchi Hiroyuki
Abstract excerpt
We herein report a de novo hemizygous 9.2-Mb interstitial deletion of chromosome 11p14.1-15.3 in a 3-year-old Japanese girl with short stature, relative macrocephaly, and delayed closure of cranial fontanelles and sutures. She did not show either any motor or mental development delay. This deletion involves 25 genes including NELL1. The loss of the Nell1 function leads to skeletal defects in the cranial vault and...
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