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Cadherin defects in inherited human diseases.
Progress in molecular biology and translational science - 1 Jan 2013
El-Amraoui Aziz, Petit Christine
Abstract excerpt
The tight control of cell-cell connectivity mediated by cadherins is a key issue in human health and disease. The human genome contains over 115 genes encoding cadherins and cadherin-like proteins. Defects in about 21 of these proteins (8 classical, 5 desmosomal, 8 atypical cadherins) have been linked to inherited disorders in humans, including skin and hair disorders, cardiomyopathies, sensory defects associated...
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