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Familial pycnodysostosis: identification of a novel mutation in the CTSK gene (cathepsin K).
Journal of investigative medicine : the official publication of the American Federation for Clinical Research - 1 Feb 2011
Toral-López Jaime, Gonzalez-Huerta Luz Maria, Sosa Blanca, Orozco Sócrates, González Hugo Peláez, Cuevas-Covarrubias Sergio A
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BACKGROUND: Pycnodysostosis, an autosomal recessive skeletal dysplasia, is characterized by short stature, osteosclerosis, delayed cranial suture closure, hypoplastic mandible, acro-osteolysis, hypoplastic clavicle, and dental anomalies. The disorder is caused by CTSK gene defects, a gene localiz...
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