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To delineate the expanding phenotypic spectrum of CHD7 mutations, focusing particularly on milder presentations and clinical diagnostic implications for CHARGE syndrome.

March 4, 2011Journal of Medical GeneticsOpen Access

CHD7 mutations and CHARGE syndrome: the clinical implications of an expanding phenotype

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To delineate the expanding phenotypic spectrum of CHD7 mutations, focusing particularly on milder presentations and clinical diagnostic implications for CHARGE syndrome.
Evaluated clinical characteristics in a cohort of 280 CHD7 mutation-positive patients.
Compared phenotypic features with previously reported CHD7-positive cases and CHARGE syndrome patients with unknown CHD7 mutation status.
Confirmed that CHARGE syndrome remains primarily a clinical diagnosis, showing that CHD7 genotype does not reliably predict phenotypic severity.
Established diagnostic testing guidelines, including the utility of semicircular canal imaging, and updated surveillance protocols for CHD7 mutation carriers.

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Cohort study uncovers a wide phenotypic spectrum in patients with CHD7 mutations, highlighting that CHARGE syndrome remains a clinical diagnosis where genotype does not predict disease severity.

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Bergman et al. (2011) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a938efca05f7032207bfe27 https://doi.org/10.1136/jmg.2010.087106

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Cohort study uncovers a wide phenotypic spectrum in patients with CHD7 mutations, highlighting that CHARGE syndrome remains a clinical diagnosis where genotype does not predict disease severity.

CHD7 mutations and CHARGE syndrome: the clinical implications of an expanding phenotype

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CHD7 mutations and CHARGE syndrome: the clinical implications of an expanding phenotype

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