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Postzygotic mutation and germline mosaicism in the otopalatodigital syndrome spectrum disorders.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 May 2006
Robertson Stephen P, Thompson Sarah, Morgan Timothy, Holder-Espinasse Muriel, Martinot-Duquenoy Véronique, Wilkie Andrew O M, Manouvrier-Hanu Sylvie
Abstract excerpt
The otopalatodigital syndrome (OPD) spectrum disorders are a heterogeneous group of skeletal dysplasias caused by mutations in the X-linked gene, FLNA. All OPD spectrum disorders (otopalatodigital syndromes types 1 and 2, frontometaphyseal dysplasia and Melnick-Needles syndrome) exhibit significant interfamilial variability in their expressivity, especially in female subjects. Factors contributing to this may...
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