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Identification of a novel mutation of NOG in family with proximal symphalangism and early genetic counseling.
BMC medical genetics - 6 Nov 2019
Ma Cong, Liu Lv, Wang Fang-Na, Tian Hai-Shen, Luo Yan, Yu Rong, Fan Liang-Liang, Li Ya-Li
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Proximal symphalangism is a rare disease with multiple phenotypes including reduced proximal interphalangeal joint space, symphalangism of the 4th and/or 5th finger, as well as hearing loss. At present, at least two types of proximal symphalangism have been identified in the clinic. One is proximal symphalangism-1A (SYM1A), which is caused by genetic variants in Noggin (NOG), another is proximal...
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