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MNX1 (HLXB9) mutations in Currarino patients.
Journal of pediatric surgery - 1 Oct 2009
Garcia-Barceló Maria-Mercè, Lui Vincent Chi-Hang, So Man-ting, Miao Xiaoping, Leon Thomas Yuk-yu, Yuan Zhen-wei, Ngan Elly Sau-wai, Ehsan Toufique, Chung Patrick Ho-yu, Khong Pek-lan, Wong Kenneth Kak-yuen, Tam Paul Kwong-hang
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: The combination of partial absence of the sacrum, anorectal anomalies, and presacral mass constitutes Currarino syndrome (CS), which is associated with mutations in MNX1 motor neuron and pancreas homeobox 1 (previously HLXB9). Here, we report on the MNX1 mutations found in a family segregating CS and in 3 sporadic CS patients, as well as on the clinical characteristics of the affected individuals....
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