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Variable phenotypes of multiple synostosis syndrome in patients with novel NOG mutations.
Joint bone spine - 1 Dec 2014
Lee Beom Hee, Kim Ok-Hwa, Yoon Hye-Kyung, Kim Jae-Min, Park Kunbo, Yoo Han-Wook
Abstract excerpt
Multiple synostosis syndrome (SYNS) is an autosomal dominant skeletal disorder characterized by facial dysmorphism, progressive fusion of multiple joints, and conductive hearing loss. Currently, three genes, NOG, GDF5, and FGF9, have been identified as causative of SYNS. However, due to the phenotypic and genotypic heterogeneity of SYNS, as well as its extreme rarity, it is difficult to diagnose, either by...
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