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A novel MGP mutation in a consanguineous family: review of the clinical and molecular characteristics of Keutel syndrome.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 15 May 2005
Hur David J, Raymond Gerald V, Kahler Stephen G, Riegert-Johnson Douglas L, Cohen Bernard A, Boyadjiev Simeon A
Abstract excerpt
Keutel syndrome (KS) [OMIM 245150] is a rare autosomal recessive condition, characterized by abnormal cartilage calcification. Mutations in the matrix Gla protein gene (MGP) have been previously reported in three unrelated KS families. MGP is an extracellular matrix protein that acts as a calcifi...
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