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Mutation analysis of core binding factor A1 in patients with cleidocranial dysplasia.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Nov 1999
Quack I, Vonderstrass B, Stock M, Aylsworth A S, Becker A, Brueton L, Lee P J, Majewski F, Mulliken J B, Suri M, Zenker M, Mundlos S, Otto F
Abstract excerpt
Cleidocranial dysplasia (CCD) is a dominantly inherited disorder characterized by patent fontanelles, wide cranial sutures, hypoplasia of clavicles, short stature, supernumerary teeth, and other skeletal anomalies. We recently demonstrated that mutations in the transcription factor CBFA1, on chromosome 6p21, are associated with CCD. We have now analyzed the CBFA1 gene in 42 unrelated patients with CCD. In 18...
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