Exon-level array CGH in a large clinical cohort demonstrates increased sensitivity of diagnostic testing for Mendelian disorders
Author(s) -
Swaroop Aradhya,
Rachel Lewis,
Tahrra Bonaga,
Nnenwokekeh,
Amanda Stafford,
Barbara A. Boggs,
Kathleen S. Hruska,
Nizar Smaoui,
John G. Compton,
Gabriele Richard,
Sharon F. Suchy
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
genetics in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.509
H-Index - 128
eISSN - 1530-0366
pISSN - 1098-3600
DOI - 10.1038/gim.2011.65
Subject(s) - genetics , exon , gene duplication , comparative genomic hybridization , copy number variation , biology , mendelian inheritance , gene , omim : online mendelian inheritance in man , dna sequencing , mutation , genome , phenotype
Mendelian disorders are most commonly caused by mutations identifiable by DNA sequencing. Exonic deletions and duplications can go undetected by sequencing, and their frequency in most Mendelian disorders is unknown.
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