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Heart–hand syndrome of Slovenian type: a new kind of laminopathy
8 Jul 2008
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Heart-hand syndromes are a heterogeneous group of genetic disorders characterised by the association of congenital cardiac disease and limb deformities. Laminopathies are a group of diseases caused by mutations in the LMNA gene encoding A-type lamins. RESULTS: We report a new LMNA mutation (c.1609-12T>G, IVS9-12 T>G) that creates a new cryptic splicing site with the retention of 11 intronic...
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