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Prader-Willi and Angelman syndromes. Disorders of genomic imprinting.
Medicine - 1 Mar 1998
Cassidy S B, Schwartz S
Abstract excerpt
Prader-Willi and Angelman syndromes are 2 clinically distinct disorders associated with multiple anomalies and mental retardation. They are only discussed together because they share a similar and uncommon genetic basis: they involve genes that are located in the same region in the genome and are characterized by genetic imprinting. This normal process has contributed to these 2 complex and severe conditions...
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