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Biallelic truncating variants in VGLL2 cause syngnathia in humans.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Nov 2023
Agostini Valeria, Tessier Aude, Djaziri Nabila, Khonsari Roman Hossein, Galliani Eva, Kurihara Yukiko, Honda Masahiko, Kurihara Hiroki, Hidaka Kyoko, Tuncbilek Gokhan, Picard Arnaud, Konas Ersoy, Amiel Jeanne, Gordon Christopher T
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BACKGROUND: Syngnathia is an ultrarare craniofacial malformation characterised by an inability to open the mouth due to congenital fusion of the upper and lower jaws. The genetic causes of isolated bony syngnathia are unknown. METHODS: We used whole exome and Sanger sequencing and microsatellite analysis in six patients (from four families) presenting with syngnathia. We used CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing to...
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