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Loss of dermatan-4-sulfotransferase 1 function results in adducted thumb-clubfoot syndrome.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Dec 2009
Dündar Munis, Müller Thomas, Zhang Qi, Pan Jing, Steinmann Beat, Vodopiutz Julia, Gruber Robert, Sonoda Tohru, Krabichler Birgit, Utermann Gerd, Baenziger Jacques U, Zhang Lijuan, Janecke Andreas R
Abstract excerpt
Adducted thumb-clubfoot syndrome is an autosomal-recessive disorder characterized by typical facial appearance, wasted build, thin and translucent skin, congenital contractures of thumbs and feet, joint instability, facial clefting, and coagulopathy, as well as heart, kidney, or intestinal defects. We elucidated the molecular basis of the disease by using a SNP array-based genome-wide linkage approach that...
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