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Deletion of ERF and CIC causes abnormal skull morphology and global developmental delay.
Cold Spring Harbor molecular case studies - 1 Jun 2021
Singh Ram, Cohen Ana S A, Poulton Cathryn, Hjortshøj Tina Duelund, Akahira-Azuma Moe, Mendiratta Geetu, Khan Wahab A, Azmanov Dimitar N, Woodward Karen J, Kirchhoff Maria, Shi Lisong, Edelmann Lisa, Baynam Gareth, Scott Stuart A, Jabs Ethylin Wang
Abstract excerpt
The ETS2 repressor factor (ERF) is a transcription factor in the RAS-MEK-ERK signal transduction cascade that regulates cell proliferation and differentiation, and pathogenic sequence variants in the ERF gene cause variable craniosynostosis inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern. The reported ERF variants are largely loss-of-function, implying haploinsufficiency as a primary disease mechanism; however, ERF...
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