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Limb skeletal malformations - what the HOX is going on?
European journal of medical genetics - 1 Jan 2012
Brison Nathalie, Tylzanowski Przemko, Debeer Philippe
Abstract excerpt
Synpolydactyly (SPD) is a rare congenital limb disorder caused by mutations in the HOXD13 gene, a homeobox transcription factor crucial for autopod development. The hallmarks of SPD are the webbing between the third and the fourth finger and the fourth and the fifth toe, with a partial or complete digit duplication in the syndactylous web. Different classes of HOXD13 mutations are involved in the pathogenesis of...
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