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The DSL domain in mutant JAG1 ligand is essential for the severity of the liver defect in Alagille syndrome.
Clinical genetics - 1 May 2001
Yuan Z R, Okaniwa M, Nagata I, Tazawa Y, Ito M, Kawarazaki H, Inomata Y, Okano S, Yoshida T, Kobayashi N, Kohsaka T
Abstract excerpt
Alagille syndrome (AGS) is a congenital multi-system anomaly mainly characterized by paucity of intrahepatic bile ducts caused by haploinsufficiency of the Jagged 1 gene (JAG1). To explore the relationship between genotype and phenotype, we analyzed the JAG1 gene in 25 Japanese AGS families at the genomic DNA level and identified 15 point mutations and one large deletion. Analysis of the genotype and phenotype...
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