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Mutational screening of BASP1 and transcribed processed pseudogene TPPsig-BASP1 in patients with Möbius syndrome.
Journal of genetics and genomics = Yi chuan xue bao - 1 Apr 2009
Uzumcu Abdullah, Candan Sukru, Toksoy Guven, Uyguner Z Oya, Karaman Birsen, Eris Hacer, Tatli Burak, Kayserili Hulya, Yuksel Adnan, Geckinli Bilge, Yuksel-Apak Memnune, Basaran Seher
Abstract excerpt
Möbius syndrome is a rare disorder primarily characterized by congenital facial palsy, frequently accompanied by ocular abduction anomalies and occasionally associated with orofacial, limb and musculoskeletal malformations. Abnormal development of cranial nerves V through XII underlines the disease pathogenesis. Although a genetic etiology for Möbius syndrome was proposed, molecular genetic studies to identify...
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