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Acromesomelic dysplasia-Maroteaux type, nine patients with two novel NPR2 variants.
Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM - 27 Sept 2021
Kılıç Esra, Çavdarlı Büşranur, Büyükyılmaz Gönül, Kılıç Mustafa
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OBJECTIVES: Acromesomelic dysplasia, type Maroteaux, is an autosomal recessive skeletal dysplasia caused by biallelic loss of function variations of NPR2, which encodes a cartilage regulator C-type natriuretic peptide receptor B. NPR2 variations impair skeletal growth. It is a rare type of dwarfism characterized by shortening of the middle and distal segments of the limbs with spondylar dysplasia. METHODS: We...
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