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SMCHD1 mutations associated with a rare muscular dystrophy can also cause isolated arhinia and Bosma arhinia microphthalmia syndrome.
Nature genetics - 1 Feb 2017
Shaw Natalie D, Brand Harrison, Kupchinsky Zachary A, Bengani Hemant, Plummer Lacey, Jones Takako I, Erdin Serkan, Williamson Kathleen A, Rainger Joe, Stortchevoi Alexei, Samocha Kaitlin, Currall Benjamin B, Dunican Donncha S, Collins Ryan L, Willer Jason R, Lek Angela, Lek Monkol, Nassan Malik, Pereira Shahrin, Kammin Tammy, Lucente Diane, Silva Alexandra, Seabra Catarina M, Chiang Colby, An Yu, Ansari Morad, Rainger Jacqueline K, Joss Shelagh, Smith Jill Clayton, Lippincott Margaret F, Singh Sylvia S, Patel Nirav, Jing Jenny W, Law Jennifer R, Ferraro Nalton, Verloes Alain, Rauch Anita, Steindl Katharina, Zweier Markus, Scheer Ianina, Sato Daisuke, Okamoto Nobuhiko, Jacobsen Christina, Tryggestad Jeanie, Chernausek Steven, Schimmenti Lisa A, Brasseur Benjamin, Cesaretti Claudia, García-Ortiz Jose E, Buitrago Tatiana Pineda, Silva Orlando Perez, Hoffman Jodi D, Mühlbauer Wolfgang, Ruprecht Klaus W, Loeys Bart L, Shino Masato, Kaindl Angela M, Cho Chie-Hee, Morton Cynthia C, Meehan Richard R, van Heyningen Veronica, Liao Eric C, Balasubramanian Ravikumar, Hall Janet E, Seminara Stephanie B, Macarthur Daniel, Moore Steven A, Yoshiura Koh-Ichiro, Gusella James F, Marsh Joseph A, Graham John M, Lin Angela E, Katsanis Nicholas, Jones Peter L, Crowley William F, Davis Erica E, FitzPatrick David R, Talkowski Michael E
Abstract excerpt
Arhinia, or absence of the nose, is a rare malformation of unknown etiology that is often accompanied by ocular and reproductive defects. Sequencing of 40 people with arhinia revealed that 84% of probands harbor a missense mutation localized to a constrained region of SMCHD1 encompassing the ATPase domain. SMCHD1 mutations cause facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy type 2 (FSHD2) via a trans-acting...
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