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Mutations in MEOX1, encoding mesenchyme homeobox 1, cause Klippel-Feil anomaly.
American journal of human genetics - 10 Jan 2013
Mohamed Jawahir Y, Faqeih Eissa, Alsiddiky Abdulmonem, Alshammari Muneera J, Ibrahim Niema A, Alkuraya Fowzan S
Abstract excerpt
Klippel-Feil syndrome (KFS) is a segmentation malformation of the cervical spine; clinically, it manifests as a short neck with reduced mobility and a low posterior hairline. Several genes have been proposed as candidates for KFS when it is present with other associated anomalies, but the genetics of isolated KFS have been difficult to study because of the syndrome's mostly sporadic occurrence. We describe a...
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