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Mayer-Rokitansky-Künster-Hauser syndrome due to 2q12.1q14.1 deletion: PAX8 the causing gene?
European journal of medical genetics - 1 Apr 2020
Smol Thomas, Ribero-Karrouz Wassila, Edery Patrick, Gorduza Daniela Brindusa, Catteau-Jonard Sophie, Manouvrier-Hanu Sylvie, Ghoumid Jamal
Abstract excerpt
Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome (MRKH) is a rare malformative disorder, characterized by congenital aplasia of the uterus and the upper two thirds of the vagina (MIM #277000). For a majority of patients, the disorder remained without identified genetic cause. However, four recurrent microdeletions, i.e. 1q21.1-16p11.2-17q12 and 22q11.21, as well as variants in genes contained in these loci, have been...
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