Article
BMPER variants associated with a novel, attenuated subtype of diaphanospondylodysostosis.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Dec 2015
Zong Zheyuan, Tees Susan, Miyanji Firoz, Fauth Clarissa, Reilly Christopher, Lopez Elena, Tredwell Stephen, Paul Goldberg Yigal, Delaney Allen, Eydoux Patrice, Van Allen Margot, Lehman Anna
Abstract excerpt
Diaphanospondylodysostosis (DSD), caused by loss of bone morphogenetic protein-binding endothelial regulator (BMPER), has been considered a lethal skeletal dysplasia characterized by severe deficiency of vertebral body and sacral ossification, reduced rib number and cystic kidneys. In this study, however, we have demonstrated that variants in BMPER may cause a milder disorder, without renal anomalies, that is...
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