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HDR syndrome: a novel "de novo" mutation in GATA3 gene.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 15 Feb 2009
Ferraris Silvio, Del Monaco Angelo Giovanni, Garelli Emanuela, Carando Adriana, De Vito Barbara, Pappi Patrizia, Lala Roberto, Ponzone Alberto
Abstract excerpt
Human GATA3 haploinsufficiency leads to HDR (hypoparathyroidism, deafness, and renal dysplasia) syndrome. The development of a specific subset of organs in which this transcription factor is expressed appears exquisitely sensitive to gene dosage. We report on a 14-year-old patient with symptomatic hypoparathyroidism, sensorineural bilateral deafness, unilateral renal dysplasia, bilateral palpebral ptosis, and...
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