Common recurrent microduplication syndromes: Diagnosis and management in clinical practice

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A

Volumn 152, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1066-1078

  Berg, Jonathan S ^a   Potocki, Lorraine ^b   Bacino, Carlos A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical management in duplication syndromes; Copy number variants; Genomic disorders; Microduplication

Indexed keywords

AUTISM; CARDIOVASCULAR MALFORMATION; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHROMOSOME MUTATION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE NUMBER; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GROWTH DISORDER; HUMAN; KIDNEY MALFORMATION; MICRODUPLICATION SYNDROME; PHENOTYPE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKELETON MALFORMATION; SUPPORT GROUP; UROGENITAL TRACT MALFORMATION;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; BEHAVIOR; GENE DUPLICATION; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; SYNDROME;

EID: 77951760180     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.33185     Document Type: Review

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