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A novel mutation in the COL2A1 gene in a patient with Stickler syndrome type 1: a case report and review of the literature.
Journal of medical case reports - 26 Aug 2017
Higuchi Yousuke, Hasegawa Kosei, Yamashita Miho, Tanaka Hiroyuki, Tsukahara Hirokazu
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Stickler syndrome is a group of collagenopathies characterized by ophthalmic, skeletal, and orofacial abnormalities, with the degree of symptoms varying among patients. Mutations in the COL2A1, COL11A1, and COL11A2 procollagen genes cause Stickler syndrome. Marshall syndrome, caused by a COL11A1 mutation, has clinical overlap with Stickler syndrome. CASE PRESENTATION: A 2-year-old Japanese boy was...
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