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Novel compound heterozygous variants in XYLT1 gene caused Desbuquois dysplasia type 2 in an aborted fetus: a case report.
BMC pediatrics - 26 Jan 2022
Rajabi Fatemeh, Bereshneh Ali Hosseini, Ramezanzadeh Mahboubeh, Garshasbi Masoud
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Desbuquois dysplasia type 2 (DBQD2) is an infrequent dysplasia with a wide range of symptoms, including facial deformities, growth retardation and short long bones. It is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by mutations in the XYLT1 gene that encodes xylosyltransferase-1. CASE PRESENTATION: We studied an aborted fetus from Iranian non-consanguineous parents who was therapeutically aborted at 19...
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