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Whole-exome sequencing identified a novel heterozygous mutation of SALL1 and a new homozygous mutation of PTPRQ in a Chinese family with Townes-Brocks syndrome and hearing loss.
BMC medical genomics - 21 Jan 2021
Yang Guangxian, Yin Yi, Tan Zhiping, Liu Jian, Deng Xicheng, Yang Yifeng
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BACKGROUND: Previous studies have revealed that mutations of Spalt Like Transcription Factor 1 (SALL1) are responsible for Townes-Brocks syndrome (TBS), a rare genetic disorder that is characterized by an imperforate anus, dysplastic ears, thumb malformations and other abnormalities, such as hearing loss, foot malformations, renal impairment with or without renal malformations, genitourinary malformations, and...
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