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Saethre-Chotzen syndrome: a case report.
The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association - 1 May 2010
Peña William A, Slavotinek Anne, Oberoi Snehlata
Abstract excerpt
Saethre-Chotzen syndrome (acrocephalosyndactyly type III) is a craniosynostosis syndrome inherited in an autosomal dominant manner. Although similar to the other craniosynostosis syndromes in its clinical presentation, this syndrome is caused by a mutation in the TWIST1 gene. The TWIST1 gene product is a transcription factor containing a basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) domain important in the development of the...
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