Prenatal diagnosis and genetic counseling of a paternally inherited chromosome 15q11.2 microdeletion in a Chinese family

Background: Proximal region of chromosome 15 long arm is rich in duplicons that, define five breakpoints (BP) for 15q rearrangements. 15q11.2 microdeletion has been previously associated with developmental delay, mental retardation, epilepsy, autism, schizophrenia and congenital heart defects. The l...

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Main Authors: Chen, G. (Author), Tang, W. (Author), Xia, J. (Author), Zhang, Y. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central Ltd 2022
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