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Truncated SALL1 Impedes Primary Cilia Function in Townes-Brocks Syndrome.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Feb 2018
Bozal-Basterra Laura, Martín-Ruíz Itziar, Pirone Lucia, Liang Yinwen, Sigurðsson Jón Otti, Gonzalez-Santamarta Maria, Giordano Immacolata, Gabicagogeascoa Estibaliz, de Luca Angela, Rodríguez Jose A, Wilkie Andrew O M, Kohlhase Jürgen, Eastwood Deborah, Yale Christopher, Olsen Jesper V, Rauchman Michael, Anderson Kathryn V, Sutherland James D, Barrio Rosa
Abstract excerpt
Townes-Brocks syndrome (TBS) is characterized by a spectrum of malformations in the digits, ears, and kidneys. These anomalies overlap those seen in a growing number of ciliopathies, which are genetic syndromes linked to defects in the formation or function of the primary cilia. TBS is caused by mutations in the gene encoding the transcriptional repressor SALL1 and is associated with the presence of a truncated...
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