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Novel nucleotide mutation leading to a recurrent amino acid alteration in SH3BP2 in a patient with cherubism.
Congenital anomalies - 1 Dec 2013
Sangu Noriko, Shimosato Tsuyoshi, Inoda Hirosato, Shimada Shino, Shimojima Keiko, Ando Tomohiro, Yamamoto Toshiyuki
Abstract excerpt
Cherubism is a rare genetic disorder characterized by progressive facial deformity caused by non-neoplastic bone lesions in the mandible and/or the maxilla. Src homology-3 binding protein 2 gene (SH3BP2) has been found to be the responsible gene, with alterations in six amino acids noted in patie...
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