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Novel and recurrent XYLT1 mutations in two Turkish families with Desbuquois dysplasia, type 2.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Mar 2017
Guo Long, Elcioglu Nursel H, Iida Aritoshi, Demirkol Yasemin K, Aras Seda, Matsumoto Naomichi, Nishimura Gen, Miyake Noriko, Ikegawa Shiro
Abstract excerpt
Desbuquois dysplasia (DBQD) is an autosomal recessive skeletal disorder characterized by growth retardation, joint laxity, short extremities, and progressive scoliosis. DBQD is classified into two types based on the presence (DBQD1) or absence (DBQD2) of characteristic hand abnormalities. CANT1 mutations have been reported in both DBQD1 and DBQD2. Recently, mutations in the gene encoding xylosyltransferase 1...
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