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Identification of biallelic EXTL3 mutations in a novel type of spondylo-epi-metaphyseal dysplasia.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Aug 2017
Guo Long, Elcioglu Nursel H, Mizumoto Shuji, Wang Zheng, Noyan Bilge, Albayrak Hatice M, Yamada Shuhei, Matsumoto Naomichi, Miyake Noriko, Nishimura Gen, Ikegawa Shiro
Abstract excerpt
Spondylo-epi-metaphyseal dysplasia (SEMD) is a group of inherited skeletal diseases characterized by the anomalies in spine, epiphyses and metaphyses. SEMD is highly heterogeneous and >20 distinct entities have been identified. Here we describe a novel type of SEMD in two unrelated Turkish patients who presented with severe platyspondyly, kyphoscoliosis, pelvic distortion, constriction of the proximal femora and...
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