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Prenatal whole exome sequencing identified two rare compound heterozygous variants in EVC2 causing Ellis-van Creveld syndrome.
Molecular genetics & genomic medicine - 1 Oct 2023
Zhuang Jianlong, Liu Shufen, Wang Junyu, Chen Yu'e, Zhang Hegan, Jiang Yuying, Wang Gaoxiong, Chen Chunnuan
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BACKGROUND: Pathogenic mutations in EVC or EVC2 gene can lead to Ellis-van Creveld (EvC) syndrome, which is a rare autosomal recessive skeletal dysplasia disorder. This study aimed to determine pathogenic gene variations associated with EvC syndrome in fetuses showing ultrasound anomalies. METHODS: A 32-year-old pregnant woman from Quanzhou, China was investigated. In her pregnancy examination, the fetus...
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