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A novel SOX18 mutation uncovered in Jordanian patient with hypotrichosis-lymphedema-telangiectasia syndrome by Whole Exome Sequencing.
Molecular and cellular probes - 1 Feb 2016
Bastaki Fatma, Mohamed Madiha, Nair Pratibha, Saif Fatima, Tawfiq Nafisa, Al-Ali Mahmoud Taleb, Brandau Oliver, Hamzeh Abdul Rezzak
Abstract excerpt
The SOX18 gene encodes a transcription factor that plays a notable role in certain developmental contexts such as lymphangiogenesis, hair follicle development and vasculogenesis. SOX18 mutations are linked to recessive and dominant hypotrichosis-lymphedema-telangiectasia syndrome (HLTS). In this study we report on a novel heterozygous mutation in SOX18 in a Jordanian patient suffering from HLTS that was revealed...
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