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Clinical and molecular characterization of TCF12 variants in an Asian pediatric cohort with craniosynostosis.
BMC medical genomics - 13 Jul 2026
Zhong Rongle, Zheng Lei, Yan Qing, Gao Zhe, Zhong Chunyu, Zhang Xianli, Zheng Bixia, Zhang Ling, Zhou Wei, Wang Gang
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Craniosynostosis is a genetically heterogeneous craniofacial disorder caused by the premature fusion of one or more cranial sutures. Pathogenic variants in TCF12, encoding a basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factor, represent a major cause of autosomal dominant coronal craniosynostosis and are characterized by incomplete penetrance and marked phenotypic variability. However, clinical and...
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