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Homozygosity mapping of a gene for arterial tortuosity syndrome to chromosome 20q13.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Oct 2003
Coucke P J, Wessels M W, Van Acker P, Gardella R, Barlati S, Willems P J, Colombi M, De Paepe A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Arterial tortuosity syndrome (ATS) is an uncommon connective tissue disorder of unknown aetiology. The most prominent feature is tortuosity of the large arteries, but lengthening, stenosis, and aneurysm formation are also frequent. METHODS: We performed a genomewide screen by homozygo...
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