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Mutation of CANT1 causes Desbuquois dysplasia.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 May 2010
Faden Maha, Al-Zahrani Fatema, Arafah Dia, Alkuraya Fowzan S
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Desbuquois dysplasia is an autosomal recessive dysplasia characterized by severe growth restriction and distinct hand and proximal femur appearance in addition to cognitive impairment. The critical interval for this disease has been mapped to 17q25.3 using homozygosity mapping. We have identified a newborn with classical features of the disease whose parents are first cousins. Assuming genetic homogeneity of this...
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