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Cleidocranial dysplasia: clinical and molecular genetics
Cleidocranial dysplasia (CCD) (MIM 119600) is an autosomal dominant skeletal dysplasia characterised by abnormal clavicles, patent sutures and fontanelles, supernumerary teeth, short stature, and a ...
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The Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome
The Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome (SLOS) is one of the archetypical multiple congenital malformation syndromes. The recent discovery of the biochemical cause of SLOS and ...
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Lessons learnt from multifaceted diagnostic approaches to the first 150 families in Victoria’s Undiagnosed Diseases Program
Correspondence to Professor Tiong Yang Tan, Victorian Clinical Genetics Services, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC 3052, Australia; tiong.tan{at}vcgs.org.au Background Clinical ...
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New criteria for improved diagnosis of Bardet-Biedl syndrome: results of a population survey
Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS) is an autosomal recessive condition characterised by rod-cone dystrophy, postaxial polydactyly, central obesity, mental retardation, hypogonadism, and renal dysfunction.
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Bayesian approach to determining penetrance of pathogenic SDH variants
Background Until recently, determining penetrance required large observational cohort studies. Data from the Exome Aggregate Consortium (ExAC) allows a Bayesian approach to calculate penetrance, in ...
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Arteriovenous malformation from a patient with JP-HHT harbours two second-hit somatic DNA alterations in SMAD4
Background Hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is an inherited disorder of vascular malformations. It is caused by inherited loss-of-function mutations in one of three genes, ENG, ACVRL1 or ...
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Clinical features for diagnosis and management of patients with PRDM12 congenital insensitivity to pain
Background Congenital insensitivity to pain (CIP) is a rare extreme phenotype characterised by an inability to perceive pain present from birth due to lack of, or malfunction of, nociceptors. PRDM12 ...
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Axenfeld-Rieger syndrome: more than meets the eye
Background Axenfeld-Rieger syndrome (ARS) is characterised by typical anterior segment anomalies, with or without systemic features. The discovery of causative genes identified ARS subtypes with ...
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Genomic analysis of mitochondrial diseases in a consanguineous population reveals novel candidate disease genes
1 Department of Genetics, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 2 Department of Pediatrics, King Khalid University Hospital, College of Medicine, King Saud ...
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Targeting lung cancer screening to individuals at greatest risk: the role of genetic factors
Correspondence to Dr Philip A J Crosbie, Manchester Thoracic Oncology Centre, North West Lung Centre, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Wythenshawe M23 9LT, UK; ...
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Whole-genome sequencing analysis of CNV using low-coverage and paired-end strategies is efficient and outperforms array-based CNV analysis
Correspondence to Dr Alexander E Urban, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; aeurban{at}stanford.edu Background Copy ...
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Enhancing variant of uncertain significance (VUS) interpretation in neurogenetics: collaborative experiences from a tertiary care centre
Background The findings of variants of uncertain significance (VUS) on a clinical genetic testing report pose a challenge for attending healthcare professionals (HCPs) in patient care. Here, we ...