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18q12.3-q21.1 microdeletion detected in the prenatally alcohol-exposed dizygotic twin with discordant fetal alcohol syndrome phenotype.
Molecular genetics & genomic medicine - 1 Apr 2020
Kahila Hanna, Marjonen Heidi, Auvinen Pauliina, Avela Kristiina, Riikonen Raili, Kaminen-Ahola Nina
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BACKGROUND: A pair of dizygotic twins discordantly affected by heavy prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) was reported previously by Riikonen, suggesting the role of genetic risk or protective factors in the etiology of alcohol-induced developmental disorders. Now, we have re-examined these 25-year-old twins and explored genetic origin of the phenotypic discordancy reminiscent with fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS)....
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