X-linked Cornelia de Lange syndrome owing to SMC1L1 mutations

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A Musio, A Selicorni, ML Focarelli, C Gervasini, D Milani, S Russo, P Vezzoni, L Larizza
Nature genetics, 2006nature.com
Cornelia de Lange syndrome is a multisystem developmental disorder characterized by
facial dysmorphisms, upper limb abnormalities, growth delay and cognitive retardation.
Mutations in the NIPBL gene, a component of the cohesin complex, account for
approximately half of the affected individuals. We report here that mutations in SMC1L1
(also known as SMC1), which encodes a different subunit of the cohesin complex, are
responsible for CdLS in three male members of an affected family and in one sporadic case.
Abstract
Cornelia de Lange syndrome is a multisystem developmental disorder characterized by facial dysmorphisms, upper limb abnormalities, growth delay and cognitive retardation. Mutations in the NIPBL gene, a component of the cohesin complex, account for approximately half of the affected individuals. We report here that mutations in SMC1L1 (also known as SMC1), which encodes a different subunit of the cohesin complex, are responsible for CdLS in three male members of an affected family and in one sporadic case.
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