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HOXB1 founder mutation in humans recapitulates the phenotype of Hoxb1-/- mice.
American journal of human genetics - 13 Jul 2012
Webb Bryn D, Shaaban Sherin, Gaspar Harald, Cunha Luis F, Schubert Christian R, Hao Ke, Robson Caroline D, Chan Wai-Man, Andrews Caroline, MacKinnon Sarah, Oystreck Darren T, Hunter David G, Iacovelli Anthony J, Ye Xiaoqian, Camminady Anne, Engle Elizabeth C, Jabs Ethylin Wang
Abstract excerpt
Members of the highly conserved homeobox (HOX) gene family encode transcription factors that confer cellular and tissue identities along the antero-posterior axis of mice and humans. We have identified a founder homozygous missense mutation in HOXB1 in two families from a conservative German American population. The resulting phenotype includes bilateral facial palsy, hearing loss, and strabismus and correlates...
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