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Comparative analysis of the FOXL2 gene and characterization of mutations in BPES patients.
Human mutation - 1 Sept 2003
Udar Nitin, Yellore Vivek, Chalukya Meenal, Yelchits Svetlana, Silva-Garcia Rosamaria, Small Kent
Abstract excerpt
Bleparophimosis ptosis epicanthus inversus syndrome (BPES) is a rare disorder characterized by eyelid malformation and in some cases associated with premature ovarian failure. Although the familial form is autosomal dominant, many cases are also sporadic. The mutations causing this disorder were found in a winged/forkhead transcription factor gene named FOXL2. We have sequenced the mouse homolog for the FOXL2...
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