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Mutations of COL10A1 in Schmid metaphyseal chondrodysplasia.
Human mutation - 1 Jun 2005
Bateman John F, Wilson Richard, Freddi Susanna, Lamandé Shireen R, Savarirayan Ravi
Abstract excerpt
Schmid metaphyseal chondrodysplasia (SMCD) is a dominantly inherited cartilage disorder caused by mutations in the gene for the hypertrophic cartilage extracellular matrix structural protein, collagen X (COL10A1). Thirty heterozygous mutations have been described, about equally divided into two mutation types, missense mutations, and mutations that introduce premature termination signals. The COL10A1 mutations...
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