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Association between Kniest dysplasia and chondrosarcoma in a child.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Dec 2015
Hochart Audrey, Dieux Anne, Coucke Paul, Fron Damien, Fayoux Pierre, Labalette Pierre, Boutry Nathalie, Escande Fabienne, Aubert Sébastien, Renaud Florence, Rocourt Nathalie, Vinchon Matthieu, Leblond Pierre
Abstract excerpt
Constitutive COL2A1 mutations are associated with a wide variety of clinical manifestations known as type II collagenopathies. Among them is Kniest dysplasia, which is phenotypically variable and includes both skeletal (short trunk and limbs, kyphoscoliosis, prominent joints, and osteoarthritis) and craniofacial characteristics. Kniest dysplasia mutations primarily arise in the triple-helicoidal region of the...
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