Department of Molecular and Human Genetics at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
Nat Genet. 2014 Oct;46(10):1046-8. doi: 10.1038/ng.3106.
A new study compares the copy number variants (CNVs) in 29,085 children with developmental delay to those in 19,584 healthy controls, providing a valuable compilation of such data. The phenotypic variability and wide range of penetrance for these variants present societal challenges regarding how these findings might be incorporated into newborn screening, early intervention and, perhaps, carrier testing and prenatal diagnosis.
一项新的研究比较了 29085 名发育迟缓儿童与 19584 名健康对照者的拷贝数变异(CNVs),为这类数据提供了有价值的汇编。这些变异的表型可变性和广泛的外显率给社会带来了挑战,即如何将这些发现纳入新生儿筛查、早期干预,以及可能的携带者检测和产前诊断。