Chromosomal Instability at Common Fragile Sites in Seckel Syndrome
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Chromosomal instability at common fragile sites in Seckel syndrome.
Seckel syndrome (SCKL) is a rare, genetically heterogeneous disorder, with dysmorphic facial appearance, growth retardation, microcephaly, mental retardation, variable chromosomal instability, and hematological disorders. To date, three loci have been linked to this syndrome, and recently, the gene encoding ataxia-telangiectasia and Rad3-related protein (ATR) was identified as the gene mutated ...
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عنوان ژورنال: The American Journal of Human Genetics
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0002-9297
DOI: 10.1086/422701