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SUBMITTER: Field M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC1950797 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
American journal of human genetics 20070626 2
In the course of systematic screening of the X-chromosome coding sequences in 250 families with nonsyndromic X-linked mental retardation (XLMR), two families were identified with truncating mutations in BRWD3, a gene encoding a bromodomain and WD-repeat domain-containing protein. In both families, the mutation segregates with the phenotype in affected males. Affected males have macrocephaly with a prominent forehead, large cupped ears, and mild-to-moderate intellectual disability. No truncating ...[more]