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Three novel EXT1 and EXT2 gene mutations in Taiwanese patients with multiple exostoses.
Journal of the Formosan Medical Association = Taiwan yi zhi - 1 May 2006
Chen Wen-Chau, Chi Chih-Hsien, Chuang Chia-Chang, Jou I-Ming
Abstract excerpt
Multiple osteochondromatosis, also known as hereditary multiple exostoses (HME), is an inherited autosomal dominant disorder characterized by the presence of multiple exostoses on the long bones. These exostoses are benign cartilaginous tumors (enchondromata). Three different exostosis (EXT) loci on chromosomes 8q (exostosin 1, EXT1), 11p (exostosin 2, EXT2) and 19p (exostosin 3, EXT3) have been reported....
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