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Nail-Patella Syndrome: clinical and molecular data in 55 families raising the hypothesis of a genetic heterogeneity.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Jan 2016
Ghoumid Jamal, Petit Florence, Holder-Espinasse Muriel, Jourdain Anne-Sophie, Guerra José, Dieux-Coeslier Anne, Figeac Martin, Porchet Nicole, Manouvrier-Hanu Sylvie, Escande Fabienne
Abstract excerpt
Nail-Patella Syndrome (NPS) is a rare autosomal dominant condition comprising nail and skeletal anomalies. Skeletal features include dysplastic patellae and iliac horns, as well as scapula and elbow dysplasia. Nephropathy and glaucoma or intra-ocular hypertension can sometimes be present. NPS is due to variants affecting function in LMX1B, which encodes a LIM-homeodomain protein critical for limb, kidney and eye...
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