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A novel homozygous LMNA mutation (p.Met540Ile) causes mandibuloacral dysplasia type A.
Gene - 10 Feb 2016
Yassaee Vahid Reza, Khojaste Arash, Hashemi-Gorji Feyzollah, Ravesh Zeinab, Toosi Parviz
Abstract excerpt
Mandibuloacral dysplasia with type A lipodystrophy (MADA) is a rare genetic disorder inherited in an autosomal recessive fashion characterized by hypoplasia of the mandible and clavicles, acroosteolysis and lipodystrophy due to mutations in the LMNA or ZMPSTE24 genes. In the current study, we have investigated a consanguineous family clinically diagnosed with mandibuloacral dysplasia type A having an affected...
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