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Mutations in CCBE1 cause generalized lymph vessel dysplasia in humans.
Nature genetics - 1 Dec 2009
Alders Marielle, Hogan Benjamin M, Gjini Evisa, Salehi Faranak, Al-Gazali Lihadh, Hennekam Eric A, Holmberg Eva E, Mannens Marcel M A M, Mulder Margot F, Offerhaus G Johan A, Prescott Trine E, Schroor Eelco J, Verheij Joke B G M, Witte Merlijn, Zwijnenburg Petra J, Vikkula Mikka, Schulte-Merker Stefan, Hennekam Raoul C
Abstract excerpt
Lymphedema, lymphangiectasias, mental retardation and unusual facial characteristics define the autosomal recessive Hennekam syndrome. Homozygosity mapping identified a critical chromosomal region containing CCBE1, the human ortholog of a gene essential for lymphangiogenesis in zebrafish. Homozyg...
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