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Differential effect of FBN1 mutations on in vitro proteolysis of recombinant fibrillin-1 fragments.
Human genetics - 1 Sept 2000
Booms P, Tiecke F, Rosenberg T, Hagemeier C, Robinson P N
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the fibrillin-1 gene (FBN1) cause Marfan syndrome (MFS), an autosomal dominant disorder of connective tissue with highly variable clinical manifestations. FBN1 contains 47 epidermal growth factor (EGF)-like modules, 43 of which display a consensus sequence for calcium binding (cbEGF). Calcium binding by cbEGF modules is thought to be essential for the conformation and stability of fibrillin-1....
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