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A novel deletion mutation in proteoglycan-4 underlies camptodactyly-arthropathy-coxa-vara-pericarditis syndrome in a consanguineous pakistani family.
Archives of medical research - 1 Feb 2011
Basit Sulman, Iqbal Zafar, Umicevic-Mirkov Masha, Kamran Ul-Hassan Naqvi Syed, Coenen Marieke, Ansar Muhammad, van Bokhoven Hans, Ahmad Wasim
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Camptodactyly-arthropathy-coxa-vara-pericarditis (CACP) syndrome is an autosomal recessive condition that mostly affects joints and tendons but can also affect the pericardium, which is a surface surrounding the heart. CACP syndrome is caused by mutations in a secreted proteo...
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