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Three novel mutations in the PORCN gene underlying focal dermal hypoplasia.
Clinical genetics - 1 Apr 2008
Leoyklang P, Suphapeetiporn K, Wananukul S, Shotelersuk V
Abstract excerpt
Focal dermal hypoplasia (FDH) is an X-linked dominant disorder characterized by patchy dermal hypoplasia with digital, ocular and dental abnormalities. Very recently, mutations in the PORCN gene were demonstrated to cause FDH. Here, we described three unrelated Thai girls who were sporadic cases of FDH. One of them had unilateral athelia, which has never been described in FDH. Mutation analysis by polymerase...
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