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Study of carrier frequency of Warsaw breakage syndrome in the Ashkenazi Jewish population and presentation of two cases
9 Jul 2019
Abstract excerpt
Warsaw breakage syndrome (WABS), caused by bi-allelic variants in the DDX11 gene, is a rare cohesinopathy characterized by pre- and postnatal growth retardation, microcephaly, intellectual disability, facial dysmorphia, and sensorineural hearing loss due to cochlear hypoplasia. The DDX11 gene codes for an iron-sulfur DNA helicase in the Superfamily 2 helicases and plays an important role in genomic stability and...
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