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Osteogenesis imperfecta type V: marked phenotypic variability despite the presence of the IFITM5 c.-14C>T mutation in all patients.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Jan 2013
Rauch Frank, Moffatt Pierre, Cheung Moira, Roughley Peter, Lalic Liljana, Lund Allan M, Ramirez Norman, Fahiminiya Somayyeh, Majewski Jacek, Glorieux Francis H
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) type V is an autosomal dominant bone fragility disorder that we had described a decade ago. Recent research has shown that OI type V is caused by a recurrent c.-14C>T mutation in IFITM5. In the present study, we assessed all patients diagnosed with OI type V at our institutions for the presence of the IFITM5 mutation. METHODS: IFITM5 exon 1 was analysed by Sanger...
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