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Jan
Chromosome 6p22-p24 deletion JARID2 gene mutation
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Chromosome 6p22-p24 deletion JARID2 gene mutation. Patients with deletions of chromosome 6p22-p24 reveal characteristic facial features and intellectual disability (ID). The loss of the JARID2 gene located at 6p22.3 was considered to be the most reliable cause of ID, but this proposal had to be confirmed. The authors examined 16... Read More
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Oct
Deletions of the FOXP1 gene determine clinical manifestations in patients with chromosome 3p13 deletion
Meerschaut I, Rochefort D, Revençu N, et al. “FOXP1-related intellectual disability syndrome: a recognisable entity”. J. Med. Genet. 2017, v. 54, 613-623. Patients with proximal short arm deletions of chromosome 3 (3p13) show intellectual disability (ID), speech and language issues, neurodevelopmental delay, spasticity (increased muscle tone), contractures (shortening and hardening... Read More