Detailed phenotyping and next-generation sequencing for characterization of rare overgrowth syndromes

Weaver syndrome (WS) is a rare overgrowth disorder characterized by tall stature, macrocephaly, advanced bone age, facial dysmorphism, intellectual disability and cancer susceptibility, and it is caused by constitutional mutations in the enhancer of zeste homolog 2 gene (EZH2). To expand our underst...

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Main Author: Sequerra Amram Cohen, Ana
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/60430