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Unusual (CGG)n expansion and recombination in a family with fragile X and DiGeorge syndrome.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Mar 1995
Macpherson J N, Curtis G, Crolla J A, Dennis N, Migeon B, Grewal P K, Hirst M C, Davies K E, Jacobs P A
Abstract excerpt
In a fragile X family referred for prenatal diagnosis, the female fetus did not inherit the full fragile X mutation from her mother, but an unexpected expansion within the normal range of CGG repeats from 29 to 39 was observed in the paternal X chromosome. Also, a rare recombination between DXS548 and FRAXAC1 was recorded in the maternal meiosis. Follow up of the neonate confirmed the same DNA genotype as in the...
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