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Clinical and molecular characterization of five Chinese patients with autosomal recessive osteopetrosis.
Molecular genetics & genomic medicine - 1 Nov 2021
Liang Huanhuan, Li Niu, Yao Ru-En, Yu Tingting, Ding Lixia, Chen Jing, Wang Jian
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BACKGROUND: Osteopetrosis is characterized by increased bone density and bone marrow cavity stenosis due to a decrease in the number of osteoclasts or the dysfunction of their differentiation and absorption properties usually caused by biallelic variants of the TCIRG1 and CLCN7 genes. METHODS: In this study, we describe five Chinese children who presented with anemia, thrombocytopenia, hepatosplenomegaly,...
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