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TRPV4 related skeletal dysplasias: a phenotypic spectrum highlighted byclinical, radiographic, and molecular studies in 21 new families.
Orphanet journal of rare diseases - 9 Jun 2011
Andreucci Elena, Aftimos Salim, Alcausin Melanie, Haan Eric, Hunter Warwick, Kannu Peter, Kerr Bronwyn, McGillivray George, McKinlay Gardner R J, Patricelli Maria G, Sillence David, Thompson Elizabeth, Zacharin Margaret, Zankl Andreas, Lamandé Shireen R, Savarirayan Ravi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The TRPV4 gene encodes a calcium-permeable ion-channel that is widely expressed, responds to many different stimuli and participates in an extraordinarily wide range of physiologic processes. Autosomal dominant brachyolmia, spondylometaphyseal dysplasia Kozlowski type (SMDK) and metatropic dysplasia (MD) are currently considered three distinct skeletal dysplasias with some shared clinical features,...
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