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Mowat-Wilson syndrome

Inheritance patterns and prenatal diagnosis

Inheritance patterns
Mowat-Wilson syndrome is usually a sporadic disorder (isolated with no other affected family members). Genetic advice or counselling is available for families.

Prenatal diagnosis
This may be possible in families with an affected child where a genetic change of ZFHX1B has previously been identified.

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Medical text written November 2004 by Contact a Family. Approved November 2004 by Dr J Clayton-Smith, Consultant Clinical Geneticist, St Mary's Hospital, Manchester, UK.

 

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