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MORF4L1, encoding a chromatin remodeler , is mutated in a recognizable dysmorphic neurodevelopmental disorder

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By Hanan E. Shamseldin, Dana Marafi, Mohammed AlMuhaizea, Firdous Abdulwahab, Buthaina Albash, Harsha Murthy, Jason Burgess, Brian Ciruna, Ashish R. Deshwar, Fowzan S. Alkuraya, C.’airah Ceolin, Tarfa Alshidi, Fatemah Alabdulrazzaq, Jenica L. M. Van Gennip, Isabella M. Harmic, Rebecca Simonian, Xiucheng Cui
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Abstract Chromatin remodelers are increasingly recognized as key contributors to neurodevelopmental disorders, usually through de novo dominant variants. Mortality Factor 4 Like 1 (MORF4L1) is recognized for its role in chromatin organization and transcriptional regulation. We identified a consanguineous Middle Eastern family in which a neurodevelopmental disorder with a distinctive dysmorphic phenotype segregated with a homozygous variant in MORF4L1.
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