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Dissecting the 22q13 region to explore the genetic and phenotypic diversity of patients with Phelan-McDermid syndrome.
European journal of medical genetics - 1 May 2023
Vitrac Aline, Leblond Claire S, Rolland Thomas, Cliquet Freddy, Mathieu Alexandre, Maruani Anna, Delorme Richard, Schön Michael, Grabrucker Andreas M, van Ravenswaaij-Arts Conny, Phelan Katy, Tabet Anne-Claude, Bourgeron Thomas
Abstract excerpt
SHANK3-related Phelan-McDermid syndrome (PMS) is caused by a loss of the distal part of chromosome 22, including SHANK3, or by a pathological SHANK3 variant. There is an important genetic and phenotypic diversity among patients who can present with developmental delay, language impairments, autism, epilepsy, and other symptoms. SHANK3, encoding a synaptic scaffolding protein, is deleted in the majority of...
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