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DNA damage response defect in Williams-Beuren syndrome.
International journal of molecular medicine - 1 Mar 2017
Guenat David, Merla Giuseppe, Deconinck Eric, Borg Christophe, Rohrlich Pierre-Simon
Abstract excerpt
Williams-Beuren syndrome (WBS, no. OMIM 194050) is a rare multisystem genetic disorder caused by a microdeletion on chromosome 7q11.23 and characterized by cardiovascular malformations, mental retardation, and a specific facial dysmorphism. Recently, we reported that a series of non‑Hodgkin's lymphoma occurs in children with WBS and thus hypothesized that a predisposition to cancer may be associated with this...
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