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Neurocognitive follow-up in adult siblings with Phelan-McDermid syndrome due to a novel SHANK3 splicing site mutation.
Molecular genetics & genomic medicine - 1 Dec 2021
Kankuri-Tammilehto Minna, Sauna-Aho Oili, Arvio Maria
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BACKGROUND: Phelan-McDermid syndrome (PMD) is usually not only caused by 22q13.3 deletion but also pathogenic variants (mutations) of SHANK3 gene. PMD is characterized by global intellectual disability, severely delayed or absent speech, and features of autism spectrum disorder and susceptibility to psychotic behavior. Here, we describe a neurocognitive follow-up and genetic etiology for two siblings with PMD....
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