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A Novel De Novo Frameshift Pathogenic Variant in the FAM111B Resulting in Progressive Osseous Heteroplasia Phenotype.
Calcified tissue international - 1 Apr 2023
Ryabets-Lienhard Anna, Panjawatanan Panadeekarn, Vogt Kyle, Ji Jianling, Georgia Senta, Pitukcheewanont Pisit
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INTRODUCTION: Progressive osseous heteroplasia (POH) is a rare, debilitating disorder characterized by heterotopic ossification in the skin and muscles, resulting in contractures of the joints and progressive loss of function. While 60-70% of the POH patients have paternally inherited, inactivating pathogenic variants in GNAS, the remaining 30-40% have no known etiology. FAM111B pathogenic variants, located on...
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