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A novel missense mutation in ANO5/TMEM16E is causative for gnathodiaphyseal dyplasia in a large Italian pedigree.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Jun 2013
Marconi Caterina, Brunamonti Binello Paolo, Badiali Giovanni, Caci Emanuela, Cusano Roberto, Garibaldi Joseph, Pippucci Tommaso, Merlini Alberto, Marchetti Claudio, Rhoden Kerry J, Galietta Luis J V, Lalatta Faustina, Balbi Paolo, Seri Marco
Abstract excerpt
Gnathodiaphyseal dysplasia (GDD) is an autosomal dominant syndrome characterized by frequent bone fractures at a young age, bowing of tubular bones and cemento-osseus lesions of the jawbones. Anoctamin 5 (ANO5) belongs to the anoctamin protein family that includes calcium-activated chloride channels. However, recent data together with our own experiments reported here add weight to the hypothesis that ANO5 may...
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