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BMPR1B mutation causes Pierre Robin sequence.
Oncotarget - 18 Apr 2017
Yang Yongjia, Yuan Jianying, Yao Xu, Zhang Rong, Yang Hui, Zhao Rui, Guo Jihong, Jin Ke, Mei Haibo, Luo Yongqi, Zhao Liu, Tu Ming, Zhu Yimin
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: We investigated a large family with Pierre Robin sequence (PRS). AIM OF THE STUDY: This study aims to determine the genetic cause of PRS. RESULTS: The reciprocal translocation t(4;6)(q22;p21) was identified to be segregated with PRS in a three-generation family. Whole-genome sequencing and Sanger sequencing successfully detected breakpoints in the intragenic regions of BMRP1B and GRM4. We hypothesized...
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