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Novel Mutation of Cleidocranial Dysplasia-related Frameshift Runt-related Transcription Factor 2 in a Sporadic Chinese Case.
Chinese medical journal - 20 Jan 2017
Qin Xue-Yan, Jia Pei-Zeng, Zhao Hua-Xiang, Li Wei-Ran, Chen Feng, Lin Jiu-Xiang
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Cleidocranial dysplasia (CCD) is an autosomal dominant disease that affects the skeletal system. Common symptoms of CCD include hypoplasia or aplasia of the clavicles, delayed or even absent closure of the fontanels, midface hypoplasia, short stature, and delayed eruption of permanent and supernumerary teeth. Previous studies reported a connection between CCD and the haploinsufficiency of runt-related...
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