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New insights into the genetic basis of TAR (thrombocytopenia-absent radii) syndrome.
Current opinion in genetics & development - 1 Jun 2013
Albers Cornelis A, Newbury-Ecob Ruth, Ouwehand Willem H, Ghevaert Cedric
Abstract excerpt
Thrombocytopenia with absent radii (TAR) syndrome is a rare disorder combining specific skeletal abnormalities with a reduced platelet count. Rare proximal microdeletions of 1q21.1 are found in the majority of patients but are also found in unaffected parents. Recently it was shown that TAR syndrome is caused by the compound inheritance of a low-frequency noncoding SNP and a rare null allele in RBM8A, a gene...
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