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A structure-function study of MID1 mutations associated with a mild Opitz phenotype.
Molecular genetics and metabolism - 1 Mar 2006
Mnayer Laila, Khuri Sawsan, Merheby Hassan Al-Ali, Meroni Germana, Elsas Louis J
Abstract excerpt
The X-linked form of Opitz syndrome (OS) affects midline structures and produces a characteristic, but heterogeneous, phenotype that may include severe mental retardation, hypertelorism, broad nasal bridge, widow's peak, cleft lip/cleft palate, congenital heart disease, laryngotracheal defects, and hypospadias. The MID1 gene was implicated in OS by linkage to Xp22. It encodes a 667 amino acid protein that...
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