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In 10 other patients, we found mutations in the <jats:italic>GNB1, GNAO1, TCF4, ASXL1, SMC1A, VPS13B, ACTG1, EP300<\/jats:italic>, and <jats:italic>KMT2D<\/jats:italic> genes. Seven patients (17.5%) were diagnosed with pathogenic CNVs. Korean patients with microcephaly show a genetic spectrum that is different from that of patients with microcephaly of other ethnicities. 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