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Novel COL9A3 mutation in a family with multiple epiphyseal dysplasia.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 15 Jan 2005
Nakashima Eiji, Kitoh Hiroshi, Maeda Koichi, Haga Nobuhiko, Kosaki Rika, Mabuchi Akihiko, Nishimura Gen, Ohashi Hirofumi, Ikegawa Shiro
Abstract excerpt
Multiple epiphyseal dysplasia (MED) is a common skeletal dysplasia characterized by mild to moderate short stature, early-onset of osteoarthritis (OA) mainly in the hip and knee joints, and abnormally small and/or irregular epiphyses. MED is clinically and genetically heterogeneous. Six causative genes of MED have been reported, including type IX collagen genes (COL9A1, COL9A2, COL9A3). All the type IX collagen...
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