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MKS1, encoding a component of the flagellar apparatus basal body proteome, is mutated in Meckel syndrome.
Nature genetics - 1 Feb 2006
Kyttälä Mira, Tallila Jonna, Salonen Riitta, Kopra Outi, Kohlschmidt Nicolai, Paavola-Sakki Paulina, Peltonen Leena, Kestilä Marjo
Abstract excerpt
Meckel syndrome (MKS) is a severe fetal developmental disorder reported in most populations. The clinical hallmarks are occipital meningoencephalocele, cystic kidney dysplasia, fibrotic changes of the liver and polydactyly. Here we report the identification of a gene, MKS1, mutated in MKS families linked to 17q. Mks1 expression in mouse embryos, as determined by in situ hybridization, agrees well with the tissue...
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