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Medical Definition of Microdeletion
1. Loss of a piece from a chromosome that is too small to be seen through a microscope. Microdeletions require high-resolution chromosome banding, molecular chromosome analysis (with fish), or DNA analysis for detection. Disorders caused by microdeletions include angelman, digeorge, prader-willi, and williams syndromes. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Microdeletion
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