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Mutation of a gene essential for ribosome biogenesis, EMG1, causes Bowen-Conradi syndrome.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Jun 2009
Armistead Joy, Khatkar Sunita, Meyer Britta, Mark Brian L, Patel Nehal, Coghlan Gail, Lamont Ryan E, Liu Shuangbo, Wiechert Jill, Cattini Peter A, Koetter Peter, Wrogemann Klaus, Greenberg Cheryl R, Entian Karl-Dieter, Zelinski Teresa, Triggs-Raine Barbara
Abstract excerpt
Bowen-Conradi syndrome (BCS) is an autosomal-recessive disorder characterized by severely impaired prenatal and postnatal growth, profound psychomotor retardation, and death in early childhood. Nearly all reported BCS cases have been among Hutterites, with an estimated birth prevalence of 1/355. We previously localized the BCS gene to a 1.9 Mbp interval on human chromosome 12p13.3. The 59 genes in this interval...
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