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Are the nail-patella syndrome and the autosomal Goltz-like syndrome the phenotypic expressions of different alleles at the COL5A1 locus?
Human genetics - 1 Mar 1993
Ghiggeri G M, Caridi G, Altieri P, Pezzolo A, Gimelli G, Zuffardi O
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The COL5A1 gene, which encodes the pro alpha 1(V) chain, was recently mapped to 9q34.3 in the same region as the nail-patella locus. This was taken as an indication that the nail-patella syndrome may be an inherited connective tissue disorder. We demonstrate COL5A1 heterozygous deletion and fibro...
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