Genetic testing in patients with global developmental delay/intellectual disabilities. A review
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Genetic testing in patients with global developmental delay / intellectual disabilities. A review
Genetic factors are responsible for up to 40% developmental disability cases, such as global developmental delay/intellectual disability (GDD/DI). The American and more recently the European guidelines on this group of diseases state that genetic testing is essential and should become a standardized diagnostic practice. The main arguments for the necessity of implementing such a practice are: (...
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عنوان ژورنال: Medicine and Pharmacy Reports
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2668-0572,2602-0807
DOI: 10.15386/cjmed-461