Characterization of the Retinoic Acid Induced 1 Gene in Humans and Mice

The retinoic acid induced 1 (RAI1) gene maps within the Smith-Magenis syndrome (SMS) region on chromosome 17p11.2. Interstitial deletion of 17p11.2 including RAI1 or mutation of RAI1 results in SMS, while duplication of 17p11.2, including RAI1, results in the dup(17)(p11.2) syndrome. Smith-Magenis...

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Main Author: Girirajan, Santhosh
Format: Others
Published: VCU Scholars Compass 2008
Subjects:
SMS
Online Access:http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd_retro/17
http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1016&context=etd_retro