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Biallelic Loss of Proprioception-Related PIEZO2 Causes Muscular Atrophy with Perinatal Respiratory Distress, Arthrogryposis, and Scoliosis.
American journal of human genetics - 3 Nov 2016
Delle Vedove Andrea, Storbeck Markus, Heller Raoul, Hölker Irmgard, Hebbar Malavika, Shukla Anju, Magnusson Olafur, Cirak Sebahattin, Girisha Katta M, O'Driscoll Mary, Loeys Bart, Wirth Brunhilde
Abstract excerpt
We report ten individuals of four independent consanguineous families from Turkey, India, Libya, and Pakistan with a variable clinical phenotype that comprises arthrogryposis, spontaneously resolving respiratory insufficiency at birth, muscular atrophy predominantly of the distal lower limbs, scoliosis, and mild distal sensory involvement. Using whole-exome sequencing, SNPchip-based linkage analysis, DNA...
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