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A novel missense mutation in SCYL1BP1 produces geroderma osteodysplastica phenotype indistinguishable from that caused by nullimorphic mutations.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Oct 2009
Al-Dosari Mohammed, Alkuraya Fowzan S
Abstract excerpt
Effect of aging on decreased skin elasticity and bone mass is well known. Geroderma osteodysplastica (GO) is a very rare autosomal recessive disorder that recapitulates these two phenotypes at a much younger age. Using homozygosity mapping and linkage analysis in four Saudi families we have ident...
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