A case report of Chinese brothers with inherited <it>MECP2-</it>containing duplication: autism and intellectual disability, but not seizures or respiratory infections

• Main Authors: Xu Xiu (Author), Xu Qiong (Author), Zhang Ying (Author), Zhang Xiaodi (Author), Cheng Tianlin (Author), Wu Bingbing (Author), Ding Yanhua (Author), Lu Ping (Author), Zheng Jingjing (Author), Zhang Min (Author), Qiu Zilong (Author), Yu Xiang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Autistic spectrum disorders (ASDs) are a family of neurodevelopmental disorders with strong genetic components. Recent studies have shown that copy number variations in dosage sensitive genes can contribute significantly to these dis...