Article
Nail-patella syndrome.
Pflugers Archiv : European journal of physiology - 1 Aug 2017
Witzgall Ralph
Abstract excerpt
The pathognomonic symptoms of patients with nail-patella syndrome are their small or absent patellae and dysplastic or absent finger- and toenails. Many of the patients suffer from renal symptoms which also affect their prognosis. In 1998, mutations in the gene encoding the transcription factor LMX1B were identified as underlying this autosomal-dominant disease. The LMX1B gene is expressed in a variety of...
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