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HPGD mutations cause cranioosteoarthropathy but not autosomal dominant digital clubbing.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Dec 2009
Seifert Wenke, Beninde Julia, Hoffmann Katrin, Lindner Tom H, Bassir Christian, Aksu Fuat, Hübner Christoph, Verbeek Nienke E, Mundlos Stefan, Horn Denise
Abstract excerpt
Cranio-osteoarthropathy, clinically classified as a variant of primary hypertrophic osteoarthropathy, is a very rare autosomal-recessive condition characterized by delayed closure of the cranial sutures and fontanels, digital clubbing, arthropathy, and periostosis. Recently, mutations in the gene HPGD, which encodes the NAD(+)-dependent 15-hydroxyprostaglandin dehydrogenase, were reported in four families...
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