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Disruption of the Flnb gene in mice phenocopies the human disease spondylocarpotarsal synostosis syndrome.
Human molecular genetics - 1 Mar 2008
Farrington-Rock Claire, Kirilova Veneta, Dillard-Telm Lisa, Borowsky Alexander D, Chalk Sara, Rock Matthew J, Cohn Daniel H, Krakow Deborah
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Spondylocarpotarsal synostosis syndrome (SCT) is an autosomal recessive disease that is characterized by short stature, and fusions of the vertebrae and carpal and tarsal bones. SCT results from homozygosity or compound heterozygosity for nonsense mutations in FLNB. FLNB encodes filamin B, a multifunctional cytoplasmic protein that plays a critical role in skeletal development. Protein extracts derived from cells...
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