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Localization of the gene for sclerosteosis to the van Buchem disease-gene region on chromosome 17q12-q21.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Jun 1999
Balemans W, Van Den Ende J, Freire Paes-Alves A, Dikkers F G, Willems P J, Vanhoenacker F, de Almeida-Melo N, Alves C F, Stratakis C A, Hill S C, Van Hul W
Abstract excerpt
Sclerosteosis is an uncommon, autosomal recessive, progressive, sclerosing, bone dysplasia characterized by generalized osteosclerosis and hyperostosis of the skeleton, affecting mainly the skull and mandible. In most patients this causes facial paralysis and hearing loss. Other features are gigantism and hand abnormalities. In the present study, linkage analysis in two consanguineous families with sclerosteosis...
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