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Mutations in the glycosylphosphatidylinositol gene PIGL cause CHIME syndrome.
American journal of human genetics - 6 Apr 2012
Ng Bobby G, Hackmann Karl, Jones Melanie A, Eroshkin Alexey M, He Ping, Wiliams Roy, Bhide Shruti, Cantagrel Vincent, Gleeson Joseph G, Paller Amy S, Schnur Rhonda E, Tinschert Sigrid, Zunich Janice, Hegde Madhuri R, Freeze Hudson H
Abstract excerpt
CHIME syndrome is characterized by colobomas, heart defects, ichthyosiform dermatosis, mental retardation (intellectual disability), and ear anomalies, including conductive hearing loss. Whole-exome sequencing on five previously reported cases identified PIGL, the de-N-acetylase required for glyc...
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