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Osteosclerotic bone dysplasia in siblings with a Fam20C mutation.
Clinical genetics - 1 Aug 2011
Fradin Melanie, Stoetzel C, Muller J, Koob M, Christmann D, Debry C, Kohler M, Isnard M, Astruc D, Desprez P, Zorres C, Flori E, Dollfus H, Doray B
Abstract excerpt
Raine syndrome is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by mutations in the FAM20C gene. FAM20C codes for the human homolog of DMP4, a dentin matrix protein highly expressed in odontoblasts and moderately in bone. DMP4 is probably playing a role in the mineralization process. Since the first cas...
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