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Novel CLCN7 mutation identified in a Han Chinese family with autosomal dominant osteopetrosis-2.
Molecular pain - 1 Jan 2016
Deng Hao, He Dan, Rong Pengfei, Xu Hongbo, Yuan Lamei, Li Liu, Lu Qian, Guo Yi
Abstract excerpt
Osteopetrosis is a heritable bone condition featuring increased bone density due to defective osteoclastic bone resorption. Exome sequencing and Sanger sequencing were conducted in Han Chinese family members, some of whom had typical osteopetrosis, and a novel missense variant c.2350A>T (p.R784W) in the chloride channel 7 gene (CLCN7) was identified. This variant cosegregated with the disorder in the family but...
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