Filamin B deficiency in mice results in skeletal malformations and impaired microvascular development

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Mutations in filamin B (FLNB), a gene encoding a cytoplasmic actin-binding protein, have been found in human skeletal disorders, including boomerang dysplasia, spondylocarpotarsal syndrome, Larsen syndrome, and atelosteogenesis phenotypes I and III. To examine the role of FLNB in vivo, we generated mice with a targeted disruption of Flnb. Fewer than 3% of homozygous embryos reached term, indicating that Flnb is...

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