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Novel mutation of EXT2 identified in a large family with multiple osteochondromas.
Molecular medicine reports - 1 Nov 2016
Chen Xiao-Jun, Zhang Hong, Tan Zhi-Ping, Hu Wen, Yang Yi-Feng
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Multiple osteochondromas (MO), also known as hereditary multiple exostoses, is an autosomal dominant bone disorder. Mutations in exostosin glycosyl transferase‑1 (EXT1) and exostosin glycosyl transferase‑2 (EXT2), including missense, nonsense, frameshift and splice‑site mutations, account for up to 80% of reported cases. The proteins EXT1 and EXT2 form a hetero‑oligomeric complex that functions in heparan sulfate...
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