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Alu-Mediated Deletion of FANCA in Turkish Families With Fanconi Anemia: Evidence of a Founder Effect.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Apr 2025
Durmaz Ceren Damla, Gümrük Fatma, Celkan Tiraje, Unal Sule, Çetinkaya Arda
Abstract excerpt
Fanconi anemia (FA) is a rare inherited bone marrow failure syndrome characterized by pancytopenia, increased susceptibility to malignancies, and a spectrum of congenital anomalies. Here, we report on eight affected individuals from six unrelated families with a large Alu-mediated intragenic deletion encompassing exons 6-31 in the FANCA gene, identified as a founder mutation in the Turkish population through...
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