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Homozygous nonsense mutations in TWIST2 cause Setleis syndrome.
American journal of human genetics - 13 Aug 2010
Tukel Turgut, Šošić Drazen, Al-Gazali Lihadh I, Erazo Mónica, Casasnovas Jose, Franco Hector L, Richardson James A, Olson Eric N, Cadilla Carmen L, Desnick Robert J
Abstract excerpt
The focal facial dermal dysplasias (FFDDs) are a group of inherited developmental disorders in which the characteristic diagnostic feature is bitemporal scar-like lesions that resemble forceps marks. To date, the genetic defects underlying these ectodermal dysplasias have not been determined. To identify the gene defect causing autosomal-recessive Setleis syndrome (type III FFDD), homozygosity mapping was...
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