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Drosophila spalt/spalt-related mutants exhibit Townes-Brocks' syndrome phenotypes.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 2 Sept 2003
Dong P D Si, Todi Sokol V, Eberl Daniel F, Boekhoff-Falk Grace
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in SALL1, the human homolog of the Drosophila spalt gene, result in Townes-Brocks' syndrome, which is characterized by hand/foot, anogenital, renal, and ear anomalies, including sensorineural deafness. spalt genes encode zinc finger transcription factors that are found in animals as diverse as worms, insects, and vertebrates. Here, we examine the effect of losing both of the spalt genes, spalt and...
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