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A homozygous EVC mutation in a prenatal fetus with Ellis-van Creveld syndrome.
Molecular genetics & genomic medicine - 1 Aug 2023
Wang Jie, Wang Xiaohua, Jia Yueqi, Li Xiangnan, Liu Guohui, Sa Rula, Yu Haiquan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Ellis-van Creveld (EvC) syndrome, caused by variants in EVC, is a rare genetic skeletal dysplasia. Its clinical phenotype is highly diverse. EvC syndrome is rarely reported in prenatal stages because its presentation overlaps with other diseases. METHODS: A Chinese pedigree diagnosed with EvC syndrome was enrolled in this study. Whole-exome sequencing (WES) was applied in the proband to screen...
Topics
- Humans
- Membrane Proteins
- Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
- Ellis-Van Creveld Syndrome
- Mutation
- Fetus
