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A novel matrix metalloproteinase 2 (MMP2) terminal hemopexin domain mutation in a family with multicentric osteolysis with nodulosis and arthritis with cardiac defects.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 May 2009
Tuysuz Beyhan, Mosig Rebecca, Altun Gürkan, Sancak Selim, Glucksman Marc J, Martignetti John A
Abstract excerpt
Multicentric osteolysis with nodulosis and arthropathy (MONA, NAO (OMIM no. 605156)) is an autosomal recessive member of the 'vanishing bone' syndromes and is notable for the extent of carpal and tarsal osteolysis and interphalangeal joint erosions, facial dysmorphia, and the presence of fibrocollagenous nodules. This rare disorder has been described previously in Saudi Arabian and Indian families. We now report...
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