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Loss of Chd7 function in gene-trapped reporter mice is embryonic lethal and associated with severe defects in multiple developing tissues.
Mammalian genome : official journal of the International Mammalian Genome Society - 1 Feb 2007
Hurd Elizabeth A, Capers Patrice L, Blauwkamp Marsha N, Adams Meredith E, Raphael Yehoash, Poucher Heather K, Martin Donna M
Abstract excerpt
CHD7 is a novel chromodomain gene mutated in 60%-80% of humans with CHARGE syndrome, a multiple congenital anomaly condition characterized by ocular coloboma, heart defects, atresia of the choanae, retarded growth and development, genital hypoplasia, and characteristic ear abnormalities including deafness. Phenotypic features of CHARGE are highly variable and incompletely penetrant. To explore developmental roles...
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