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A novel COMP mutation in a pseudoachondroplasia family of Chinese origin.
BMC medical genetics - 21 May 2011
Dai Li, Xie Liang, Wang Yanping, Mao Meng, Li Nana, Zhu Jun, Kim Christopher, Zhang Yawei
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Pseudoachondroplasia (PSACH) is caused exclusively by mutations in the gene for cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP). Only a small number of studies have documented the clinical phenotype and genetic basis in Chinese PSACH patients. CASE PRESENTATION: We investigated a four-generation PSACH pedigree of Chinese Han origin. Two patients and two unaffected individuals were recruited for clinical...
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