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Low-level parental mosaicism affects the recurrence risk of holoprosencephaly.
Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics - 1 Apr 2019
Hu Ping, Martinez Ariel F, Kruszka Paul, Berger Seth, Roessler Erich, Muenke Maximilian
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: De novo variants (DNVs) represent an important fraction of the pathogenic variant burden in holoprosencephaly (HPE). However, unexpected recurrences can occur, as evidenced by multiple affected children harboring the same apparently DNV. This study was performed to estimate the rate of parental mosaicism in a cohort of patients with HPE. METHODS: We developed a targeted capture next-generation sequencing...
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