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Jagged1 (JAG1) mutations in Alagille syndrome: increasing the mutation detection rate.
Human mutation - 1 May 2006
Warthen D M, Moore E C, Kamath B M, Morrissette J J D, Sanchez-Lara P A, Sanchez P, Piccoli D A, Krantz I D, Spinner N B
Abstract excerpt
Alagille syndrome (AGS) is caused by heterozygous mutations in JAG1, and mutations have been previously reported in about 70% of patients who meet clinical diagnostic criteria. We studied a cohort of 247 clinically well-defined patients, and using an aggressive and sequential screening approach we identified JAG1 mutations in 94% of individuals. Mutations were found in 232 out of 247 patients studied and 83 of...
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