Research highlight
Whole-exome sequencing for finding de novo mutations in sporadic mental retardation
Author affiliations
Institute for Medical and Human Genetics, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany
Berlin-Brandenburg Center for Regenerative Therapies, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany
Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Ihnestrasse 73, 14195 Berlin, Germany
Citation and License
Genome Biology 2010, 11:144 doi:10.1186/gb-2010-11-12-144
Published: 21 December 2010Abstract
Recent work has used a family-based approach and whole-exome sequencing to identify de novo mutations in sporadic cases of mental retardation.
