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Identification of a De Novo MAGEL2 Pathogenic Variant in Schaaf-Yang Syndrome and the Importance of Paternal Allele Confirmation.
Journal of clinical laboratory analysis - 1 Feb 2026
Hong Youn-Ji, Yang Misun, Kwon Hyeon Jeong, Cha Jooyoung, Jang Ja-Hyun, Wang Sung Eun, Lee Eun Sun, Jang Mi-Ae
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BACKGROUND: Schaaf-Yang syndrome (SYS) is a rare genetic disorder caused by pathogenic variants in MAGEL2, a paternally expressed and maternally imprinted gene on 15q11.2. Genetic diagnosis of SYS is challenging due to clinical features that overlap with those of other rare syndromic disorders and limited clinician awareness regarding the diagnosis of imprinting disorders. METHODS: We present a neonate presenting...
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