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Identification of a novel causative mutation in the ROR2 gene in a Lebanese family with a mild form of recessive Robinow syndrome.
European journal of medical genetics - 1 Feb 2012
Mehawej Cybel, Chouery Eliane, Maalouf Diane, Baujat Geneviève, Le Merrer Martine, Cormier-Daire Valérie, Mégarbané André
Abstract excerpt
Autosomal recessive Robinow syndrome (OMIM 268310) is a condition caused by mutations in the ROR2 gene, the receptor tyrosine kinase-like orphan receptor 2. The main characteristic features are: a face resembling that of a fetus, cleft lip and palate, mesomelic limb shortening, a micropenis in males, hydronephrosis or urinary tract infections, and skeletal and vertebral anomalies. This study reports two sisters...
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