Recurrent reciprocal deletions and duplications of 16p13.11: the deletion is a risk factor for MR/MCA while the duplication may be a rare benign variant.
BACKGROUND: Genomic disorders are often caused by non-allelic homologous recombination between segmental duplications. Chromosome 16 is especially rich in a chromosome-specific low copy repeat, termed LCR16. METHODS AND RESULTS: A bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) array comparative genome hybri...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2009
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