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[A splicing mutation of EXT1 in a Chinese pedigree with hereditary multiple exostoses].
Zhongguo dang dai er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of contemporary pediatrics - 1 Feb 2014
Wang Wei, Qiu Zheng-Qing, Song Hong-Mei
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Hereditary multiple exostoses (HME) is an autosomal dominant monogenic disorder of paraplasia ossium. Mutations in EXT1 and EXT2 have been suggested to be responsible for over 70% of HME cases. This study aimed to analyze the clinical features and pathogenic mutations in a Chinese family with HME (6 patients in 24 members of 3 generations) and to review the relative literature regarding mutations in...
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