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Haploinsufficiency of EXT1 and Heparan Sulphate Deficiency Associated with Hereditary Multiple Exostoses in a Pakistani Family.
Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) - 31 Dec 2022
Ajmal Muhammad, Muhammad Hafsah, Nasir Muhammad, Shoaib Muhammad, Malik Salman Akbar, Ullah Irfan
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Background and Objectives: Hereditary multiple exostoses (HME) is a disease characterized by cartilage-capped bony protuberances at the site of growth plates of long bones. Functional mutations in the exostosin genes (EXT1 and EXT2) are reported to affect the hedgehog signalling pathways leading to multiple enchondromatosis. However, the exact role of each EXT protein in the regulation of heparan sulphate (HS)...
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