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Rhizomelic Chondrodysplasia Punctata Type 1 Caused by a Novel Mutation in the PEX7 Gene.
Journal of clinical research in pediatric endocrinology - 1 Mar 2015
Çim Abdullah, Coşkun Salih, Görükmez Orhan, Yüksel Hatice, Uluca Ünal, Pietro Erminia Di, Plourde François, Braverman Nancy Elise
Abstract excerpt
Peroxisomes are involved in various metabolic reactions. Rhizomelic chondrodysplasia punctata (RCDP) type 1 is one of the peroxisomal biogenesis disorders caused by mutations in the PEX7 gene and is inherited in an autosomal recessive manner. We present a nine-year-old boy with skeletal abnormalities and dysmorphic facial appearance. The patient was born to parents who were first cousins. Very-long-chain fatty...
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