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Mutations causing acrodysostosis-2 facilitate activation of phosphodiesterase 4D3.
Human molecular genetics - 15 Oct 2017
Briet Claire, Pereda Arrate, Le Stunff Catherine, Motte Emmanuelle, de Dios Garcia-Diaz Juan, de Nanclares Guiomar Perez, Dumaz Nicolas, Silve Caroline
Abstract excerpt
Type 2 acrodysostosis (ACRDYS2), a rare developmental skeletal dysplasia characterized by short stature, severe brachydactyly and facial dysostosis, is caused by mutations in the phosphodiesterase (PDE) 4D (PDE4D) gene. Several arguments suggest that the mutations should result in inappropriately increased PDE4D activity, however, no direct evidence supporting this hypothesis has been presented, and the...
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