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Classical fragile-X phenotype in a female infant disclosed by comprehensive genomic studies.

Paula JorgeElsa GarciaAna GonçalvesIsabel MarquesNuno MaiaBárbara RodriguesHelena SantosJacinta FonsecaGabriela SoaresCecília CorreiaMargarida Reis-LimaVincenzo CiriglianoRosário Santos
Published in: BMC medical genetics (2018)
Overall results enable us to conclude that the developmental delay is the cumulative result of a methylated FMR1 full mutation on the active X-chromosome and the inactivation of the other homologue carrying the de novo 439 kb deletion. Our findings should be taken into consideration in future guidelines for the diagnostic workup on the diagnosis of intellectual disabilities, particularly in female infant cases.
Keyphrases
  • copy number
  • current status
  • clinical practice
  • case control
  • gene expression