Clinical identification of a human equivalent to the short ear (se) murine phenotype.

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Mutations in the BMP-5 gene at the mouse short-ear locus alter size, shape, and number of many different skeletal elements, and greatly reduce the size of the external ear. The alterations in short-ear mice are confined to particular skeletal features and a human equivalent is not known. We report on 5 patients whose features fit into the clinical criteria of the EPS (ear, patella, short stature) syndrome...

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