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Phenotypes and Genotypes in Patients with SMC1A-Related Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathy.
Genes - 31 Mar 2023
Bozarth Xiuhua L, Lopez Jonathan, Fang He, Lee-Eng Jacqueline, Duan Zhijun, Deng Xinxian
Abstract excerpt
The X-linked SMC1A gene encodes a core subunit of the cohesin complex that plays a pivotal role in genome organization and gene regulation. Pathogenic variants in SMC1A are often dominant-negative and cause Cornelia de Lange syndrome (CdLS) with growth retardation and typical facial features; however, rare SMC1A variants cause a developmental and epileptic encephalopathy (DEE) with intractable early-onset...
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