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Activating PIK3CA mutation promotes osteogenesis of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells in macrodactyly.
Cell death & disease - 6 Jul 2020
Cui Hengqing, Han Gang, Sun Bin, Fang Xia, Dai Xinyi, Zhou Shengbo, Mao Hailei, Wang Bin
Abstract excerpt
Macrodactyly is a disabling congenital disease characterized by overgrowth of soft tissues and bones, which leads to finger enlargement and joint deformity. The mechanism of bone overgrowth in macrodactyly was rarely understood. In our study bone manifestations of three macrodactyly patients were analyzed by micro-CT. PIK3CA mutation was detected by next-generation sequencing (NGS) of a tumor gene-panel. The...
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