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Syndromic and non-syndromic disease-linked Cx43 mutations.
FEBS letters - 17 Apr 2014
Laird Dale W
Abstract excerpt
There are now at least 14 distinct diseases linked to germ line mutations in the 21 genes that encode the connexin (Cx) family of gap junction proteins. This review focuses on the links between germ-line mutations in the gene encoding Cx43 (GJA1) and the human disease termed oculodentodigital dysplasia (ODDD). This disease is clinically characterized by soft tissue fusion of the digits, abnormal craniofacial bone...
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