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Split-hand/foot malformation with long-bone deficiency and BHLHA9 duplication: two cases and expansion of the phenotype to radial agenesis.
European journal of medical genetics - 1 Feb 2013
Petit Florence, Andrieux Joris, Demeer Bénédicte, Collet Louis-Michel, Copin Henri, Boudry-Labis Elise, Escande Fabienne, Manouvrier-Hanu Sylvie, Mathieu-Dramard Michèle
Abstract excerpt
Split-hand/foot malformation (SHFM) with long-bone deficiency (SHFLD, MIM#119100) is a rare condition characterised by SHFM associated with long-bone malformation usually involving the tibia. Previous published data reported several unrelated patients with 17p13.3 duplication and SHFLD. Recently, BHLHA9 has been proposed to be the major candidate gene responsible for this limb malformation. Here we report two new...
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