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A splice mutation and mRNA decay of EXT2 provoke hereditary multiple exostoses.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Tian Chen, Yan Rengna, Wen Shuzhen, Li Xueling, Li Tianfeng, Cai Zhenming, Li Xinxiu, Du Hong, Chen Huimei
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BACKGROUND: Hereditary multiple exostoses (HME) is an autosomal dominant disease. The classical paradigm of mutation screening seeks to relate alterations in the exostosin glycosyltransferase genes, EXT1 and EXT2, which are responsible for over 70% of HME cases. However, the pathological significance of the majority of these mutations is often unclear. METHODS: In a Chinese family with HME, EXT1 and EXT2 genes...
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