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Microduplication 10q24.31 in a Spanish girl with scoliosis and myopathy: the critical role of LBX.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Aug 2014
Fernández-Jaén Alberto, Suela Javier, Fernández-Mayoralas Daniel Martín, Fernández-Perrone Ana Laura, Wotton Karl R, Dietrich Susanne, Castellanos Maria del Carmen, Cigudosa Juan C, Calleja-Pérez Beatriz, López-Martín Sara
Abstract excerpt
LBX1 plays a cardinal role in neuronal and muscular development in animal models. Its function in humans is unknown; it has been reported as a candidate gene for idiopathic scoliosis. Our goal is to document the first clinical case of a microduplication at 10q24.31 (chr10:102927883-103053612, hg19), affecting exclusively LBX1. The patient, a 12-year-old girl, showed attention problems, dyspraxia, idiopathic...
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