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Two novel mutations in ERCC6 cause Cockayne syndrome B in a Chinese family.
Molecular medicine reports - 1 Jun 2017
He Chunxia, Sun Mao, Wang Guoxia, Yang Ying, Yao Libo, Wu Yuanming
Abstract excerpt
Cockayne syndrome (CS) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized principally by progressive growth failure, neurologic abnormality and premature aging. Mutations of excision repair cross‑complementation group 6 (ERCC6) and ERCC8 are predominantly responsible for CS, of which mutation of ERCC6 accounts for approximately two thirds of cases. The current report describes two siblings with severe...
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