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Molecular basis of multiple exostoses: mutations in the EXT1 and EXT2 genes.
Human mutation - 1 Jan 2000
Wuyts W, Van Hul W
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary multiple exostoses (EXT) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by the formation of exostoses, which are cartilage-capped bony protuberances mainly located on long bones. Two genes, EXT1 and EXT2, and at least one other unidentified gene, are known to be involved in the formation of exostoses. To date, 49 different EXT1 and 25 different EXT2 mutations have been found in EXT patients, and there...
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