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Mandibuloacral dysplasia is caused by a mutation in LMNA-encoding lamin A/C.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Aug 2002
Novelli Giuseppe, Muchir Antoine, Sangiuolo Federica, Helbling-Leclerc Anne, D'Apice Maria Rosaria, Massart Catherine, Capon Francesca, Sbraccia Paolo, Federici Massimo, Lauro Renato, Tudisco Cosimo, Pallotta Rosanna, Scarano Gioacchino, Dallapiccola Bruno, Merlini Luciano, Bonne Gisèle
Abstract excerpt
Mandibuloacral dysplasia (MAD) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder, characterized by postnatal growth retardation, craniofacial anomalies, skeletal malformations, and mottled cutaneous pigmentation. The LMNA gene encoding two nuclear envelope proteins (lamins A and C [lamin A/C]) maps to chromosome 1q21 and has been associated with five distinct pathologies, including Dunnigan-type familial partial...
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