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A novel 1.38-kb deletion combined with a single nucleotide variant in KIAA0586 as a cause of Joubert syndrome.
BMC medical genomics - 12 Jan 2023
Shen Yue, Lu Chao, Cheng Tingting, Cao Zongfu, Chen Cuixia, Ma Xu, Gao Huafang, Luo Minna
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BACKGROUND: KIAA0586, also known as Talpid3, plays critical roles in primary cilia formation and hedgehog signaling in humans. Variants in KIAA0586 could cause some different ciliopathies, including Joubert syndrome (JBTS), which is a clinically and genetically heterogeneous group of autosomal recessive neurological disorders. METHODS AND RESULTS: A 9-month-old girl was diagnosed as JBTS by the "molar tooth sign"...
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