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Detection of heterozygous SALL1 deletions by quantitative real time PCR proves the contribution of a SALL1 dosage effect in the pathogenesis of Townes-Brocks syndrome.
Human mutation - 1 Feb 2006
Borozdin Wiktor, Steinmann Katharina, Albrecht Beate, Bottani Armand, Devriendt Koenraad, Leipoldt Michael, Kohlhase Jürgen
Abstract excerpt
Townes-Brocks syndrome (TBS) is an autosomal dominantly inherited disorder characterized by ear, anal, limb, and renal malformations, and results from mutations in the gene SALL1. All SALL1 mutations previously found in TBS patients create preterminal termination codons. In accordance with the fi...
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