Interstitial deletions of chromosome 1p: novel 1p31.3p22.2 microdeletion in a newborn with craniosynostosis, coloboma and cleft palate, and review of the genomic and phenotypic profiles

• Main Authors: Gregorio Serra (Author), Vincenzo Antona (Author), Mario Giuffrè (Author), Ettore Piro (Author), Sergio Salerno (Author), Ingrid Anne Mandy Schierz (Author), Giovanni Corsello (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Rearrangements of unstable DNA sequences may alter the structural integrity or the copy number of dose-sensitive genes, resulting in copy number variations. They may lead more frequently to deletions, in addition to duplications and/or inversions, which are the underlying pathoge...