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Oral phenotype and variation in focal dermal hypoplasia.
American journal of medical genetics. Part C, Seminars in medical genetics - 1 Mar 2016
Wright John Timothy, Puranik Chaitanya P, Farrington Frank
Abstract excerpt
Focal dermal hypoplasia (FDH) or Goltz Syndrome (OMIM# 305600) is an X-linked dominant ectodermal dysplasia caused by mutations in the PORCN gene. This gene encodes an endoplasmic reticulum transmembrane protein that is involved in processing the embryonically critical WNT signaling proteins. Individuals diagnosed with FDH were recruited to participate in the study through the National Foundation for Ectodermal...
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