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Cohesinopathies: One ring, many obligations.
Mutation research - 1 Dec 2008
McNairn Adrian J, Gerton Jennifer L
Abstract excerpt
Over 75 years ago, two human genetic disorders were initially described and named for their founding physicians: Cornelia de Lange (CdLS) and Roberts syndrome (RBS)/SC Phocomelia (SC). In the past 4 years, genetic studies of patients have revealed the primary genes involved in these disorders are the essential, evolutionarily conserved components of the cohesin pathway. This pathway serves to facilitate cohesion...
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