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A novel insertion mutation in the cartilage-derived morphogenetic protein-1 (CDMP1) gene underlies Grebe-type chondrodysplasia in a consanguineous Pakistani family.
BMC medical genetics - 27 Nov 2008
Basit Sulman, Naqvi Syed Kamran-ul-Hassan, Wasif Naveed, Ali Ghazanfar, Ansar Muhammad, Ahmad Wasim
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BACKGROUND: Grebe-type chondrodysplasia (GCD) is a rare autosomal recessive syndrome characterized by severe acromesomelic limb shortness with non-functional knob like fingers resembling toes. Mutations in the cartilage-derived morphogenetic protein 1 (CDMP1) gene cause Grebe-type chondrodysplasi...
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