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Trisomy 13 syndrome is a lethal chromosomal disorder characterized by severe congenital anomalies. We report a case of trisomy 13 syndrome with semilobar holoprosencephaly, cyclopia, proboscis, omphalocele, and an absent nasal bone, prenatally diagnosed ...
Tzu-Rong Liu, Yi-An Kuo, Chi-Kang Lin
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VIII World Rett Syndrome Congress & Symposium of rare diseases, Kazan, Russia
Background VIII World Rett Syndrome Congress & Symposium of Rare Diseases was held in Kazan, Russia from 13 to 17 May 2016. Although it has been a while since the event, specific problems highlighted by the contributors to the scientific program have ...
Ivan Y. Iourov+3 more
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A paradigmatic autistic phenotype associated with loss of PCDH11Y and NLGN4Y genes
Background Most studies relative to Y chromosome abnormalities are focused on the sexual developmental disorders. Recently, a few studies suggest that some genes located on Y chromosome may be related to different neurodevelopment disorders.
Rosaria Nardello+5 more
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A brief history of research on the genetics of alcohol and other drug use disorders. [PDF]
ObjectiveThis article reviews developments in research on genetic influences on alcohol and other drug use and disorders over the past 7 decades.MethodThe author began with a review of the flow and content of articles published in the three iterations of
Schuckit, Marc A
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Detection of t(7;12)(q36;p13) in paediatric leukaemia using dual colour fluorescence in situ hybridisation [PDF]
The identification of chromosomal rearrangements is of utmost importance for the diagnosis and classification of specific leukaemia subtypes and therefore has an impact on therapy choices in individual cases.
Federico, C+4 more
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The Relationship between Skewed X-chromosome Inactivation and Neurological Disorders Development
X-chromosome inactivation (XCI) is a process by which one of the copies of the X chromosome in mammalian female cells is inactivated. The XCI causes a balanced X-linked gene quantity between male and females; moreover, it results mosaic females which ...
Mahdi Taherian+3 more
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On a break with the X: the role of repair of double-stranded DNA breaks in X-linked disease [PDF]
The problem of managing free reactive DNA ends in eukaryotic cells has resulted in the development of a number of mechanisms in order to ensure that free ends are rendered non-reactive, or that the double-strand DNA breaks generating the free ends are ...
Cecceroni, Lucia+2 more
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Chromosomal abnormalities and mental disorders [PDF]
THE almost constant concomitance of severe intellectual impairment with autosomal chromosome imbalance is well known. Mental defect is a more variable manifestation in the presence of sex chromosome anomalies. In both categories, however, the impairment of cognitive function has been the centre ofmuch attention.
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Sex assignment in conditions affecting sex development [PDF]
The newborn infant with atypical genitalia presents a challenging clinical scenario and requires expert input. There have been appreciable advances in our knowledge of the underlying causes that may lead to a mere difference or a more serious disorder of
Ahmed, S. Faisal, Markosyan, Renata
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Structural chromosome abnormalities, such as translocations and inversions occasionally occur in all livestock species and are typically associated with reproductive and developmental disorders.
Malorie P. Baily+4 more
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