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Symmetrical enchondromatosis is associated with duplication of 12p11.23 to 12p11.22 including PTHLH.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Dec 2010
Collinson Morag, Leonard Samantha J, Charlton Jocelyn, Crolla John A, Silve Caroline, Hall Christine M, Oglivie Colin, James Margaret A, Smithson Sarah F
Abstract excerpt
We describe a patient with striking generalized symmetrical enchondromatosis of the tubular bones and a de novo duplication of chromosome 12p11.23 to 12p11.22. The PTHLH gene within this region encodes a ligand for PTHR1: mutations in the gene encoding this receptor are associated with some cases of Ollier disease, several skeletal dysplasias including Blomstrand, Eiken, and Jansen and down-regulation of PTHLH...
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