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Early onset mandibuloacral dysplasia due to compound heterozygous mutations in ZMPSTE24.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Nov 2010
Ahmad Zahid, Zackai Elaine, Medne Livija, Garg Abhimanyu
Abstract excerpt
Mandibuloacral dysplasia (MAD) is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by hypoplasia of the mandible and clavicles, acro-osteolysis, and lipodystrophy due to mutations in LMNA or ZMPSTE24. Only six MAD patients are reported so far with ZMPSTE24 mutations and limited phenotypic data are available for them. Here, we report on two brothers (4 years and 9-month old) with early onset MAD due to ZMPSTE24...
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