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Deficiency of the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor, CDKN1B, results in overgrowth and neurodevelopmental delay.
Human mutation - 1 Jun 2013
Grey William, Izatt Louise, Sahraoui Wafa, Ng Yiu-Ming, Ogilvie Caroline, Hulse Anthony, Tse Eric, Holic Roman, Yu Veronica
Abstract excerpt
Germline mutations in the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor, CDKN1B, have been described in patients with multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN), a cancer predisposition syndrome with adult onset neoplasia and no additional phenotypes. Here, we describe the first human case of CDKN1B deficiency, which recapitulates features of the murine CDKN1B knockout mouse model, including gigantism and neurodevelopmental defects....
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