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No association between FGD1 gene polymorphisms and intellectual developmental disability in the Qinba mountain area.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 10 Jan 2014
Li J L, Li Y J, Zhang K J, Lan L, Shi J G, Yang X, Zhang M J, Zhang F C, Gao X C
Abstract excerpt
FGD1 encoding a guanine nucleotide exchange factor, specifically activates Rho GTPase cell division cycle 42 (Cdc42). Dysfunction of FGD1 causes Aarskog-Scott syndrome (MIM #305400), an X-linked disorder that may affect bone and intellectual development. However, the relationship between FGD1 and intellectual developmental disorders (IDD) remains unclear. The purpose of this study was to investigate the genetic...
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