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Clinical and genetic aspects of craniofrontonasal syndrome: towards resolving a genetic paradox.
Molecular genetics and metabolism - 1 Jan 2000
Wieacker Peter, Wieland Ilse
Abstract excerpt
Craniofrontonasal syndrome (CFNS) is characterized by body asymmetry, midline defects, skeletal abnormalities, and dermatological abnormalities. It is a very peculiar X-linked syndrome because females are affected whereas male carriers show no or only mild abnormalities. Using a combination of positional approach and candidate gene strategy the EFNB1 gene in Xq12 was identified as the major causative gene of this...
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