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Exome sequencing identifies PDE4D mutations as another cause of acrodysostosis.
American journal of human genetics - 6 Apr 2012
Michot Caroline, Le Goff Carine, Goldenberg Alice, Abhyankar Avinash, Klein Céline, Kinning Esther, Guerrot Anne-Marie, Flahaut Philippe, Duncombe Alice, Baujat Genevieve, Lyonnet Stanislas, Thalassinos Caroline, Nitschke Patrick, Casanova Jean-Laurent, Le Merrer Martine, Munnich Arnold, Cormier-Daire Valérie
Abstract excerpt
Acrodysostosis is a rare autosomal-dominant condition characterized by facial dysostosis, severe brachydactyly with cone-shaped epiphyses, and short stature. Moderate intellectual disability and resistance to multiple hormones might also be present. Recently, a recurrent mutation (c.1102C>T [p.Arg368*]) in PRKAR1A has been identified in three individuals with acrodysostosis and resistance to multiple hormones....
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