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Mutational screening of EXT1 and EXT2 genes in Polish patients with hereditary multiple exostoses.
Journal of applied genetics - 1 May 2014
Jamsheer Aleksander, Socha Magdalena, Sowińska-Seidler Anna, Telega Kinga, Trzeciak Tomasz, Latos-Bieleńska Anna
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary multiple exostoses (HME) also known as multiple osteochondromas represent one of the most frequent bone tumor disorder in humans. Its clinical presentation is characterized by the presence of multiple benign cartilage-capped tumors located most commonly in the juxta-epiphyseal portions of long bones. HME are usually inherited in autosomal dominant manner, however de novo mutations can also occur. In...
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