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Meier-Gorlin syndrome due to a recurrent DONSON variant in a Turkish family: first report of thumb aplasia and long-term growth data.
Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM - 24 Apr 2026
Sezer Abdullah, Yalçın Fatma Zehra, Kolkıran Abdulkerim, Çetinkaya Semra
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OBJECTIVES: Meier-Gorlin syndrome (MGORS) is a rare primordial dwarfism characterized by microtia, patellar hypoplasia/aplasia, and short stature. Additional features may include skeletal, respiratory, urogenital, and endocrine abnormalities. 13 genes have been implicated, with DONSON, essential for replication fork stability and intra-S phase checkpoint activation, being the most recently identified. Only six...
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