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A novel mutation leading to elongation of the deduced α1(X) chain results in Metaphyseal Chondrodysplasia type Schmid.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 11 Jun 2011
Zhu Yimin, Li Liping, Zhou Lijun, Mei Haibo, Jin Ke, Liu Kun, Xu Wei, Tang Jinsong, Yang Yongjia, Zhao Rui, He Xinyu
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BACKGROUND: Metaphyseal Chondrodysplasia type Schmid (MCDS) is an autosomal dominant skeletal dysplasia, characterized by coxa vara, bowlegs, short limbs and an expanded growth plate hypertrophic zone of the long bone. Previous studies have shown gene mutation of COL10A1 (collagen X, consisting three a1(X) chain) causing human MCDS. To our knowledge, there has been no COL10A1 mutation leading to elongation of the...
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