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A 137-kb deletion within the Potocki–Shaffer syndrome interval on chromosome 11p11.2 associated with developmental delay and hypotonia†‡§

  1. Nathan D. Montgomery M.D., Ph.D.1,*,
  2. Christie M. Turcott2,
  3. James H. Tepperberg3,
  4. Marie T. McDonald4,
  5. Arthur S. Aylsworth2,5

Article first published online: 13 DEC 2012

DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.35671

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American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A

Volume 161, Issue 1, pages 198–202, January 2013

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Montgomery, N. D., Turcott, C. M., Tepperberg, J. H., McDonald, M. T. and Aylsworth, A. S. (2013), A 137-kb deletion within the Potocki–Shaffer syndrome interval on chromosome 11p11.2 associated with developmental delay and hypotonia. Am. J. Med. Genet., 161: 198–202. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.35671

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Pathology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

  2. 2

    Department of Pediatrics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

  3. 3

    Laboratory Corporation of America, Durham, North Carolina

  4. 4

    Department of Pediatrics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina

  5. 5

    Department of Genetics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

*Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, CB#7525, University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7525.

  1. †

    How to Cite this Article: Montgomery ND, Turcott CM, Tepperberg JH, McDonald MT, Aylsworth AS. 2012. A 137-kb deletion within the Potocki–Shaffer syndrome interval on chromosome 11p11.2 associated with developmental delay and hypotonia. Am J Med Genet Part A 161A:198–202.

  2. ‡

    The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

  3. §

    Nathan D. Montgomery and Christie Turcott contributed equally to this work.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 22 DEC 2012
  2. Article first published online: 13 DEC 2012
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 21 AUG 2012
  4. Manuscript Received: 20 OCT 2011

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