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Genotype/phenotype correlations of males affected by Simpson-Golabi-Behmel syndrome with GPC3 gene mutations: patient report and review of the literature.
Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM - 1 Feb 2003
Mariani Sabrina, Iughetti Lorenzo, Bertorelli Roberto, Coviello Domenico, Pellegrini Massimo, Forabosco Antonino, Bernasconi Sergio
Abstract excerpt
Simpson-Golabi-Behmel syndrome (SGBS) is an X-linked overgrowth syndrome with associated visceral and skeletal anomalies. Deletions or point mutations involving the glypican-3 (GPC3) gene at Xq26 are associated with a relatively milder form of this disorder (SGBS1). GPC3 encodes a putative extracellular proteoglycan, glypican-3, that is inferred to play an important role in growth control in embryonic mesodermal...
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