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Osteopoikilosis and multiple exostoses caused by novel mutations in LEMD3 and EXT1 genes respectively--coincidence within one family.
BMC medical genetics - 9 Jul 2010
Baasanjav Sevjidmaa, Jamsheer Aleksander, Kolanczyk Mateusz, Horn Denise, Latos Tomasz, Hoffmann Katrin, Latos-Bielenska Anna, Mundlos Stefan
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BACKGROUND: Osteopoikilosis is a rare autosomal dominant genetic disorder, characterised by the occurrence of the hyperostotic spots preferentially localized in the epiphyses and metaphyses of the long bones, and in the carpal and tarsal bones 1. Heterozygous LEMD3 gene mutations were shown to be...
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