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Recurrent mutation of the gene encoding sequestosome 1 (SQSTM1/p62) in Paget disease of bone.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Jun 2002
Laurin Nancy, Brown Jacques P, Morissette Jean, Raymond Vincent
Abstract excerpt
Paget disease of bone (PDB) is a common disorder characterized by focal and disorganized increases of bone turnover. Genetic factors are important in the pathogenesis of PDB. We and others recently mapped the third locus associated with the disorder, PDB3, at 5q35-qter. In the present study, by use of 24 French Canadian families and 112 unrelated subjects with PDB, the PDB3 locus was confined to approximately 300...
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