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Kniest and Stickler dysplasia phenotypes caused by collagen type II gene (COL2A1) defect.
Nature genetics - 1 Apr 1993
Winterpacht A, Hilbert M, Schwarze U, Mundlos S, Spranger J, Zabel B U
Abstract excerpt
Kniest and Stickler dysplasia are two chondrodysplasias characterized by specific phenotypes. No basic defect has been found in patients with Kniest dysplasia, whereas Stickler dysplasia is one of four chondrodysplasias for which mutations of type II procollagen gene (COL2A1) have been identified. We studied a 2-year-old girl presenting with manifestations of Kniest dysplasia and her mother showing a Stickler...
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