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A novel KIF7 mutation in two affected siblings with acrocallosal syndrome.
Clinical dysmorphology - 1 Apr 2015
Karaer Kadri, Yuksel Zafer, Ichkou Amale, Calisir Cuneyt, Attié-Bitach Tania
Abstract excerpt
Acrocallosal syndrome (ACLS) is a rare genetic disorder typically characterized by craniofacial dysmorphism, agenesis, or hypoplasia of the corpus callosum, and duplication of the phalanges of halluces and/or the thumbs. ACLS is a recessive ciliopathy caused by mutations in KIF7. We identified a Turkish family who had a novel homozygous sequence change, c.2593-2A>C, located at the acceptor splice site of intron...
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