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Pseudodiastrophic dysplasia expands the known phenotypic spectrum of defects in proteoglycan biosynthesis.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Jul 2020
Byrne Alicia B, Mizumoto Shuji, Arts Peer, Yap Patrick, Feng Jinghua, Schreiber Andreas W, Babic Milena, King-Smith Sarah L, Barnett Christopher P, Moore Lynette, Sugahara Kazuyuki, Mutlu-Albayrak Hatice, Nishimura Gen, Liebelt Jan E, Yamada Shuhei, Savarirayan Ravi, Scott Hamish S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Pseudodiastrophic dysplasia (PDD) is a severe skeletal dysplasia associated with prenatal manifestation and early lethality. Clinically, PDD is classified as a 'dysplasia with multiple joint dislocations'; however, the molecular aetiology of the disorder is currently unknown. METHODS: Whole exome sequencing (WES) was performed on three patients from two unrelated families, clinically diagnosed with...
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