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Novel and de novo mutations of the IRF6 gene detected in patients with Van der Woude or popliteal pterygium syndrome.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Dec 2005
Peyrard-Janvid Myriam, Pegelow Marie, Koillinen Hannele, Larsson Catharina, Fransson Ingegerd, Rautio Jorma, Hukki Jyri, Larson Ola, Karsten Agneta L-A, Kere Juha
Abstract excerpt
The interferon regulatory factor 6 gene (IRF6) has been identified as the major Van der Woude (VWS) syndrome and popliteal pterygium (PPS) syndrome gene with mutations in the majority of the kindreds. We have studied altogether 17 kindreds from Sweden, Finland, Norway, Thailand and Singapore, and report here 10 mutations, six of them previously unseen. In two kindreds, we could document de novo mutations, both of...
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