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Mutation in MEOX1 gene causes a recessive Klippel-Feil syndrome subtype.
BMC genetics - 28 Sept 2013
Bayrakli Fatih, Guclu Bulent, Yakicier Cengiz, Balaban Hatice, Kartal Ugur, Erguner Bekir, Sagiroglu Mahmut Samil, Yuksel Sirin, Ozturk Ahmet Rasit, Kazanci Burak, Ozum Unal, Kars Hamit Zafer
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Klippel-Feil syndrome (KFS) is characterized by the developmental failure of the cervical spine and has two dominantly inherited subtypes. Affected individuals who are the children of a consanguineous marriage are extremely rare in the medical literature, but the gene responsible for this recessive trait subtype of KFS has recently been reported. RESULTS: We identified a family with the KFS phenotype...
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