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Differences in DNA methylation status explain phenotypic variability in patients with 5p- syndrome.
BMC research notes - 29 Apr 2024
Almeida Vanessa Tavares, Chehimi Samar N, Carvalho Gleyson F S, Gasparini Yanca, Nascimento Amom M, Vieira Lucas L, Wolff Beatriz M, Montenegro Marília M, Kulikowski Leslie D
Abstract excerpt
Cri Du Chat syndrome, or 5p- syndrome, is characterized by a terminal or interstitial deletion on the short arm of chromosome 5 that causes variable clinical manifestations, including high-pitched cry in newborns, delayed growth, and global development. Different cytogenomic rearrangements, family history, and environmental factors may hinder the genotype-phenotype association. Thus, the phenotypic variability of...
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