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Human syndromes with congenital patellar anomalies and the underlying gene defects.
Clinical genetics - 1 Oct 2005
Bongers E M H F, van Kampen A, van Bokhoven H, Knoers N V A M
Abstract excerpt
Genetic disorders characterized by congenital patellar aplasia or hypoplasia belong to a clinically diverse and genetically heterogeneous group of lower limb malformations. Patella development involves different molecular and cellular mechanisms regulating dorso-ventral patterning, cartilage and bone formation along endochondral ossification pathways, and growth. Several human genes that are important for patella...
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