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Previous reports have suggested that a proportion of cases, especially syndromic cases, are caused by variation in copy number at different genomic loci.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>In order to obtain an overview of the contribution of copy number variation to both isolated and syndromic forms of M\u00fcllerian aplasia, copy number assays were performed in a series of 63 cases, of which 25 were syndromic and 38 isolated.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>A high incidence (9\/63, 14%) of recurrent copy number variants in this cohort is reported here. These comprised four cases of microdeletion at 16p11.2, an autism susceptibility locus not previously associated with M\u00fcllerian aplasia, four cases of microdeletion at 17q12, and one case of a distal 22q11.2 microdeletion. Microdeletions at 16p11.2 and 17q12 were found in 4\/38 (10.5%) cases with isolated M\u00fcllerian aplasia, and at 16p11.2, 17q12 and 22q11.2 (distal) in 5\/25 cases (20%) with syndromic M\u00fcllerian aplasia.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The finding of microdeletion at 16p11.2 in 2\/38 (5%) of isolated and 2\/25 (8%) of syndromic cases suggests a significant contribution of this copy number variant alone to the pathogenesis of M\u00fcllerian aplasia. 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