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Identification of a novel mutation in an Indian patient with CAII deficiency syndrome.
Journal of postgraduate medicine - 1 Jan 2000
Shivaprasad C, Paliwal P, Khadgawat R, Sharma A
Abstract excerpt
Carbonic anhydrase II (CAII) deficiency syndrome characterized by osteopetrosis (OP), renal tubular acidosis (RTA), and cerebral calcifications is caused by mutations in the carbonic anhydrase 2 (CA2) gene. Severity of this disorder varies depending on the nature of the mutation and its effect on the protein. We present here, the clinical and radiographic details along with, results of mutational analysis of the...
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