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Genetics of human isolated acromesomelic dysplasia.
European journal of medical genetics - 1 Apr 2016
Khan Saadullah, Basit Sulman, Khan Muzammil Ahmad, Muhammad Noor, Ahmad Wasim
Abstract excerpt
Acromesomelic dysplasia is a type of skeletal malformation affecting distal and middle segments of the extremities. It occurs in both isolated (non-syndromic) and syndromic forms. In later case, it shows association with cardiac, respiratory, neurological and genital abnormalities. Acromesomelic dysplasia segregates in autosomal recessive mode. Mutations in three genes (GDF5, NPR2, BMPR1B) have been reported to...
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