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Variability of clinical and laboratory features among patients with ribonuclease mitochondrial RNA processing endoribonuclease gene mutations.
The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology - 1 Dec 2008
Kavadas Fotini D, Giliani Silvia, Gu Yiping, Mazzolari Evelina, Bates Andrea, Pegoiani Eleonora, Roifman Chaim M, Notarangelo Luigi D
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BACKGROUND: Cartilage hair hypoplasia is an autosomal recessive type of metaphyseal chondrodysplasia, caused by mutations in the ribonuclease mitochondrial RNA processing (RMRP) gene. Typical features of cartilage hair hypoplasia include short stature, a predisposition to malignancy, and a variable degree of impairment of cellular immunity. OBJECTIVE: We sought to describe the heterogeneity of clinical and...
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