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Genetic analysis of hereditary multiple exostoses in Tunisian families: a novel frame-shift mutation in the EXT1 gene.
Molecular biology reports - 1 Apr 2009
Sfar Sana, Abid Abderrazak, Mahfoudh Wijden, Ouragini Houyem, Ouechtati Farah, Abdelhak Sonia, Chouchane Lotfi
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary multiple exostoses (HME) is an autosomal dominant orthopaedic disorder most frequently caused by mutations in the EXT1 gene. The aim of the present study is to determine the underlying molecular defect of HME in two multigenerational Tunisian families with 21 affected members and to ex...
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