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Genetic deficiency of tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase associated with skeletal dysplasia, cerebral calcifications and autoimmunity.
Nature genetics - 1 Feb 2011
Lausch Ekkehart, Janecke Andreas, Bros Matthias, Trojandt Stefanie, Alanay Yasemin, De Laet Corinne, Hübner Christian A, Meinecke Peter, Nishimura Gen, Matsuo Mari, Hirano Yoshiko, Tenoutasse Sylvie, Kiss Andrea, Rosa Rafael Fabiano Machado, Unger Sharon L, Renella Raffaele, Bonafé Luisa, Spranger Jürgen, Unger Sheila, Zabel Bernhard, Superti-Furga Andrea
Abstract excerpt
Vertebral and metaphyseal dysplasia, spasticity with cerebral calcifications, and strong predisposition to autoimmune diseases are the hallmarks of the genetic disorder spondyloenchondrodysplasia. We mapped a locus in five consanguineous families to chromosome 19p13 and identified mutations in AC...
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