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A homozygous BMPR1B mutation causes a new subtype of acromesomelic chondrodysplasia with genital anomalies.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Apr 2005
Demirhan O, Türkmen S, Schwabe G C, Soyupak S, Akgül E, Tastemir D, Karahan D, Mundlos S, Lehmann K
Abstract excerpt
We present a patient with acromesomelic chondrodysplasia and genital anomalies caused by a novel homozygous mutation in BMPR1B, the gene coding for bone morphogenetic protein receptor 1B. The 16 year old girl, the offspring of a multiconsanguinous family, showed a severe form of limb malformation consisting of aplasia of the fibula, severe brachydactyly, ulnar deviation of the hands, and fusion of carpal/tarsal...
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