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KBG syndrome patient due to 16q24.3 microdeletion presenting with a paratesticular rhabdoid tumor: Coincidence or cancer predisposition?
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Jun 2018
Behnert Astrid, Auber Bernd, Steinemann Doris, Frühwald Michael C, Huisinga Carolin, Hussein Kais, Kratz Christian, Ripperger Tim
Abstract excerpt
KBG syndrome is a rare autosomal dominant disorder caused by constitutive haploinsufficiency of the ankyrin repeat domain-containing protein 11 (ANKRD11) being the result of either loss-of-function gene variants or 16q24.3 microdeletions. The syndrome is characterized by a variable clinical phenotype comprising a distinct facial gestalt and variable neurological involvement. ANKRD11 is frequently affected by loss...
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