Maternally derived 15q11.2‐q13.1 duplication in a child with Lennox–Gastaut‐type epilepsy and dysmorphic features: Clinical‐genetic characterization of the family and review of the literature

Maternally Derived 15q11.2-q13.1 Duplication in a Child with Lennox–Gastaut-Type Epilepsy and Dysmorphic Features: Clinical-Genetic Characterization of the Family and Review of the Literature Alice Bonuccelli, Angelo Valetto,* Alessandro Orsini, Angela Michelucci, Anna Rita Ferrari, Maurizio Elia, and Veronica Bertini Section of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Pisa, Italy Section of Clinical Genetics, AOUP, Pisa, Italy Department of Pediatric Neurology, Oxford Children’s Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom Epilepsy Unit, Institute of Child Neurology and Psychiatry, IRCCS Stella Maris Foundation, Calambrone, Pisa, Italy Unit of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiopathology, IRCCS “Associazione Oasi Maria SS”, Troina (EN), Italy

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