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LRP4 mutations alter Wnt/beta-catenin signaling and cause limb and kidney malformations in Cenani-Lenz syndrome.
American journal of human genetics - 14 May 2010
Li Yun, Pawlik Barbara, Elcioglu Nursel, Aglan Mona, Kayserili Hülya, Yigit Gökhan, Percin Ferda, Goodman Frances, Nürnberg Gudrun, Cenani Asim, Urquhart Jill, Chung Boi-Dinh, Ismail Samira, Amr Khalda, Aslanger Ayca D, Becker Christian, Netzer Christian, Scambler Pete, Eyaid Wafaa, Hamamy Hanan, Clayton-Smith Jill, Hennekam Raoul, Nürnberg Peter, Herz Joachim, Temtamy Samia A, Wollnik Bernd
Abstract excerpt
Cenani-Lenz syndrome (CLS) is an autosomal-recessive congenital disorder affecting distal limb development. It is characterized mainly by syndactyly and/or oligodactyly and is now shown to be commonly associated with kidney anomalies. We used a homozygosity-mapping approach to map the CLS1 locus to chromosome 11p11.2-q13.1. By sequencing candidate genes, we identified recessive LRP4 mutations in 12 families with...
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