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Novel GLI3 variant causing overlapped Greig cephalopolysyndactyly syndrome (GCPS) and Pallister-Hall syndrome (PHS) phenotype with agenesis of gallbladder and pancreas.
Diagnostic pathology - 3 Jan 2018
Ito Saki, Kitazawa Riko, Haraguchi Ryuma, Kondo Takeshi, Ouchi Ayaka, Ueda Yasuo, Kitazawa Sohei
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A proper balance between the activator and the repressor form of GLI3, a zinc-finger transcription factor downstream of hedgehog signaling, is essential for proper development of various organs during development. Mutations in different domains of the GLI3 gene underlie several congenital diseases including Greig cephalopolysyndactyly syndrome (GCPS) and Pallister-Hall syndrome (PHS). CASE...
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