A 15q13.3 microdeletion segregating with autism.

Autism and mental retardation (MR) show high rates of comorbidity and potentially share genetic risk factors. In this study, a rare approximately 2 Mb microdeletion involving chromosome band 15q13.3 was detected in a multiplex autism family. This genomic loss lies between distal break points of the...

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Main Authors: Pagnamenta, A, Wing, K, Sadighi Akha, E, Knight, S, Bölte, S, Schmötzer, G, Duketis, E, Poustka, F, Klauck, S, Poustka, A, Ragoussis, J, Bailey, A, Monaco, A
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2009