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Clinical homogeneity and genetic heterogeneity in Weill-Marchesani syndrome.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Dec 2003
Faivre Laurence, Dollfus Hélène, Lyonnet Stanislas, Alembik Yves, Mégarbané André, Samples John, Gorlin Robert J, Alswaid Abdulrahman, Feingold Josué, Le Merrer Martine, Munnich Arnold, Cormier-Daire Valérie
Abstract excerpt
Weill-Marchesani syndrome (WMS) is a rare condition characterized by short stature, brachydactyly, joint stiffness, and characteristic eye abnormalities including microspherophakia, ectopia of lens, severe myopia, and glaucoma. Both autosomal recessive (AR) and autosomal dominant (AD) modes of inheritance have been described for WMS. A locus for AR WMS has recently been mapped to chromosome 19p13.3-p13.2 while...
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