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When chromatin organisation floats astray: the Srcap gene and Floating-Harbor syndrome.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Dec 2016
Messina Giovanni, Atterrato Maria Teresa, Dimitri Patrizio
Abstract excerpt
Floating-Harbor syndrome (FHS) is a rare human disease characterised by delayed bone mineralisation and growth deficiency, often associated with mental retardation and skeletal and craniofacial abnormalities. FHS was first described at Boston's Floating Hospital 42 years ago, but the causative gene, called Srcap, was identified only recently. Truncated SRCAP protein variants have been implicated in the mechanism...
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