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PIGO deficiency: palmoplantar keratoderma and novel mutations.
Orphanet journal of rare diseases - 25 May 2017
Morren Marie-Anne, Jaeken Jaak, Visser Gepke, Salles Isabelle, Van Geet Chris, Simeoni Ilenia, Turro Ernest, Freson Kathleen
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Several genetic defects have been identified in the glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) anchor synthesis, including mutations in PIGO encoding phosphatidylinositol glycan anchor biosynthesis class O protein. These defects constitute a subgroup of the congenital disorders of glycosylation (CDG). Seven patients from five families have been reported carrying variants in PIGO that cause an autosomal...
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