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A complex intragenic rearrangement of ERCC8 in Chinese siblings with Cockayne syndrome.
Scientific reports - 23 Mar 2017
Xie Hua, Li Xiaoyan, Peng Jiping, Chen Qian, Gao ZhiJie, Song Xiaozhen, Li WeiYu, Xiao Jianqiu, Li Caihua, Zhang Ting, Gusella James F, Zhong Jianmin, Chen Xiaoli
Abstract excerpt
Cockayne syndrome is an autosomal recessive disorder principally characterized by postnatal growth failure and progressive neurological dysfunction, due primarily to mutations in ERCC6 and ERCC8. Here, we report our diagnostic experience for two patients in a Chinese family suspected on clinical grounds to have Cockayne syndrome. Using multiple molecular techniques, including whole exome sequencing, array...
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