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Mutation in collagen II alpha 1 isoforms delineates Stickler and Wagner syndrome phenotypes.
Molecular vision - 1 Jan 2013
Tran-Viet Khanh-Nhat, Soler Vincent, Quiette Valencia, Powell Caldwell, Yanovitch Tammy, Metlapally Ravikanth, Luo Xiaoyan, Katsanis Nicholas, Nading Erica, Young Terri L
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Stickler syndrome is an arthro-ophthalmopathy with phenotypic overlap with Wagner syndrome. The common Stickler syndrome type I is inherited as an autosomal dominant trait, with causal mutations in collagen type II alpha 1 (COL2A1). Wagner syndrome is associated with mutations in versican (VCAN), which encodes for a chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan. A three-generation Caucasian family variably diagnosed...
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