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Whole exome sequencing as a diagnostic tool for patients with ciliopathy-like phenotypes.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Castro-Sánchez Sheila, Álvarez-Satta María, Tohamy Mohamed A, Beltran Sergi, Derdak Sophia, Valverde Diana
Abstract excerpt
Ciliopathies are a group of rare disorders characterized by a high genetic and phenotypic variability, which complicates their molecular diagnosis. Hence the need to use the latest powerful approaches to faster identify the genetic defect in these patients. We applied whole exome sequencing to six consanguineous families clinically diagnosed with ciliopathy-like disease, and for which mutations in predominant...
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