High proportion of 22q13 deletions and SHANK3 mutations in Chinese patients with intellectual disability.

Intellectual disability (ID) is a heterogeneous disorder caused by chromosomal abnormalities, monogenic factors and environmental factors. 22q13 deletion syndrome is a genetic disorder characterized by severe ID. Although the frequency of 22q13 deletions in ID is unclear, it is believed to be largel...

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Main Authors: Xiaohong Gong, Yu-Wu Jiang, Xin Zhang, Yu An, Jun Zhang, Ye Wu, Jingmin Wang, Yangfei Sun, Yanyan Liu, Xuewu Gao, Yiping Shen, Xiru Wu, Zilong Qiu, Li Jin, Bai-Lin Wu, Hongyan Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3324537?pdf=render