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Molecular and clinical analysis of Ellis-van Creveld syndrome in the United Arab Emirates.
BMC medical genetics - 25 Feb 2010
Ali Bassam R, Akawi Nadia A, Chedid Faris, Bakir Mahmood, Ur Rehman Moghis, Rahmani Aiman, Al-Gazali Lihadh
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Ellis-van Creveld (EvC) syndrome is an autosomal recessive chondrodysplastic condition with clinical manifestations that include short-limbs and ribs, postaxial polydactyly and dysplastic nails and teeth. In about two thirds of patients, mutations in either EVC or EVC2 genes have been found to be the underlying cause. METHODS: In this paper, we describe the molecular (DNA sequencing) and clinical...
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