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The human FOXL2 mutation database.
Human mutation - 1 Sept 2004
Beysen Diane, Vandesompele Jo, Messiaen Ludwine, De Paepe Anne, De Baere Elfride
Abstract excerpt
Blepharophimosis-ptosis-epicanthus inversus syndrome (BPES; MIM# 110100) is an autosomal dominant genetic condition in which an eyelid malformation is associated (type I) or not associated (type II) with premature ovarian failure (POF). In 2001, mutations in the FOXL2 gene, encoding a forkhead transcription factor, were shown to cause both BPES type I and II. Since then, a number of reports have appeared that...
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