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A 15q14 microdeletion involving MEIS2 identified in a patient with autism spectrum disorder

We describe a 9-year-old male patient with a 15q14 microdeletion including MEIS2. The patient was born with a ventricular septal defect and submucosal cleft. Mild developmental disability and autism spectrum disorder diagnosed in childhood were also considered to be consequences of MEIS2 haploinsuff...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Shimojima, Keiko, Ondo, Yumiko, Okamoto, Nobuhiko, Yamamoto, Toshiyuki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5517666/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28736618
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/hgv.2017.29
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Sumario:We describe a 9-year-old male patient with a 15q14 microdeletion including MEIS2. The patient was born with a ventricular septal defect and submucosal cleft. Mild developmental disability and autism spectrum disorder diagnosed in childhood were also considered to be consequences of MEIS2 haploinsufficiency. The relatively mild developmental delay and lack of additional phenotypic features in this patient indicate that only MEIS2 plays an important role in the observed phenotypic features in the heterozygous state.