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Mutations in PATCHED-1, the receptor for SONIC HEDGEHOG, are associated with holoprosencephaly.
Human genetics - 1 Apr 2002
Ming Jeffrey E, Kaupas Michelle E, Roessler Erich, Brunner Han G, Golabi Mahin, Tekin Mustafa, Stratton Robert F, Sujansky Eva, Bale Sherri J, Muenke Maximilian
Abstract excerpt
Holoprosencephaly (HPE) is the most commonly occurring congenital structural forebrain anomaly in humans. HPE is associated with mental retardation and craniofacial malformations. The genetic causes of HPE have recently begun to be identified, and we have previously shown that HPE can be caused by haploinsufficiency for SONIC HEDGEHOG ( SHH). We hypothesize that mutations in genes encoding other components of the...
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