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Dysregulation of chondrogenesis in human cleidocranial dysplasia.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Aug 2005
Zheng Qiping, Sebald Eiman, Zhou Guang, Chen Yuqing, Wilcox William, Lee Brendan, Krakow Deborah
Abstract excerpt
Cleidocranial dysplasia (CCD) is an autosomal dominant skeletal dysplasia caused by heterozygosity of mutations in human RUNX2. The disorder is characterized by delayed closure of the fontanel and hypoplastic clavicles that result from defective intramembranous ossification. However, additional features, such as short stature and cone epiphyses, also suggest an underlying defect in endochondral ossification....
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