Autosomal dominant inheritance of Weaver syndrome.
Department of Clinical Genetics, Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Liverpool, UK.
Most report of Weaver syndrome have been sporadic cases and the genetic basis of the syndrome is uncertain. This report of an affected father and daughter provides evidence for autosomal dominant inheritance.
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