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FREM1 mutations cause bifid nose, renal agenesis, and anorectal malformations syndrome.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Sept 2009
Alazami Anas M, Shaheen Ranad, Alzahrani Fatema, Snape Katie, Saggar Anand, Brinkmann Bernd, Bavi Prashant, Al-Gazali Lihadh I, Alkuraya Fowzan S
Abstract excerpt
An autosomal-recessive syndrome of bifid nose and anorectal and renal anomalies (BNAR) was previously reported in a consanguineous Egyptian sibship. Here, we report the results of linkage analysis, on this family and on two other families with a similar phenotype, which identified a shared region of homozygosity on chromosome 9p22.2-p23. Candidate-gene analysis revealed homozygous frameshift and missense...
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