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A novel TNNI2 mutation causes Freeman-Sheldon syndrome in a Chinese family with an affected adult with only facial contractures.
Gene - 25 Sept 2013
Li Xuefu, Jiang Miao, Han Weitian, Zhao Ning, Liu Wei, Sui Yu, Lu Yongping, Li Jianxin
Abstract excerpt
Distal arthrogryposes (DAs), a clinically and genetically heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by congenital contractures with predominant involvement of the hands and feet, can be classified into at least 12 different forms. These autosomal dominant disorders are of variable expressivity and reduced penetrance. Mutations in sarcomeric protein genes, including troponin I2 (TNNI2), troponin T3 (TNNT3),...
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