contiguous gene syndrome


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contiguous gene syndrome

[kən¦tig·yə·wəs ′jēn ′sin′drōm]
(genetics)
A characteristic complex phenotype produced by deletion of a short chromosome segment, resulting from haplo-insufficiency of several genes in the deleted segment.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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Diabetes Mellitus Secondary to Acute Pancreatitis in a Child with Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome
Complex glycerol kinase deficiency-X-linked contiguous gene syndrome involving congenital adrenal hypoplasia, glycerol kinase deficiency, muscular Duchenne dystrophy and intellectual disability (IL1RAPL gene deletion).
Complex Glycerol Kinase Deficiency and Adrenocortical Insufficiency in Two Neonates
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