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Cleidocranial dysplasia and RUNX2-clinical phenotype-genotype correlation.
Clinical genetics - 1 Nov 2016
Jaruga A, Hordyjewska E, Kandzierski G, Tylzanowski P
Abstract excerpt
Runt-related transcription factor 2 (RUNX2/Cbfa1) is the main regulatory gene controlling skeletal development and morphogenesis in vertebrates. It is located on chromosome 6p21 and has two functional isoforms (type I and type II) under control of two alternate promoters (P1 and P2). Mutations within RUNX2 are linked to Cleidocranial dysplasia syndrome (CCD) in humans. CCD is an autosomal skeletal disorder...
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