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The EEC syndrome and SHFM: report of two cases and mutation analysis of p63 gene.
The Turkish journal of pediatrics - 1 Jan 2000
Ergin Hacer, Semerci C Nur, Karakuş Y Tuğrul, Scheffer Hans, Ergin Seniz, Koltuksuz Uğur, Meijer Rowdy, Satiroğlu-Tufan N Lale
Abstract excerpt
The p63 gene is a transcription factor and a member of the p53 family. Heterozygote mutation of the p63 gene is suggested in a number of human syndromes including limb development and/or ectodermal dysplasia. The EEC syndrome, consisting of ectrodactyly (E), ectodermal dysplasia (E) and cleft lip (C) with or without cleft palate, is the prototype of these syndromes with the presence of heterozygote mutation in...
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