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Large scale deletions in the GPC3 gene may account for a minority of cases of Simpson-Golabi-Behmel syndrome.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Jun 1997
Lindsay S, Ireland M, O'Brien O, Clayton-Smith J, Hurst J A, Mann J, Cole T, Sampson J, Slaney S, Schlessinger D, Burn J, Pilia G
Abstract excerpt
AIMS OF THE STUDY: To identify the proportion and type of deletions present in the glypican 3 (GPC3) gene in a group of patients with Simpson-Golabi-Behmel syndrome (SGBS). SUBJECTS AND METHODS: PCR analysis using primer pairs which amplify fragments from each of the eight exons of the GPC3 gene was carried out in a series of 18 families with SGBS (approximately half of reported cases). RESULTS: Deletions were...
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