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Whole exome sequencing identified a homozygous novel variant in CEP290 gene causes Meckel syndrome.
Journal of cellular and molecular medicine - 1 Jan 2020
Zhang Rui, Chen Shaoyun, Han Peng, Chen Fangfang, Kuang Shan, Meng Zhuo, Liu Junnian, Sun Ruliang, Wang Zhiwei, He Xiaohong, Li Yong, Guan Yuanning, Yue Zhengfang, Li Chen, Kumar Dey Subrata, Zhu Yuanfang, Banerjee Santasree
Abstract excerpt
Meckel syndrome (MKS) is a pre- or perinatal multisystemic ciliopathic lethal disorder with an autosomal recessive mode of inheritance. Meckel syndrome is usually manifested with meningo-occipital encephalocele, polycystic kidney dysplasia, postaxial polydactyly and hepatobiliary ductal plate malformation. Germline variants in CEP290 cause MKS4. In this study, we investigated a 35-years-old Chinese female who was...
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