Clinical whole-exome sequencing for the diagnosis of Mendelian disorders

Original research article by Y. Yang et al. (2013).

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In this study, whole exome sequencing was used to search for genetic causes to unexplained developmental delay, intellectual disability, and neurological differences in 250 children. One child had a mutation in the SYNGAP1 gene that is believed to be the cause of his intellectual disability.