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Mutations in COL27A1 cause Steel syndrome and suggest a founder mutation effect in the Puerto Rican population.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Mar 2015
Gonzaga-Jauregui Claudia, Gamble Candace N, Yuan Bo, Penney Samantha, Jhangiani Shalini, Muzny Donna M, Gibbs Richard A, Lupski James R, Hecht Jacqueline T
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Osteochondrodysplasias represent a large group of developmental structural disorders that can be caused by mutations in a variety of genes responsible for chondrocyte development, differentiation, mineralization and early ossification. The application of whole-exome sequencing to disorders apparently segregating as Mendelian traits has proven to be an effective approach to disease gene identification for...
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