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Altered growth and branching patterns in synpolydactyly caused by mutations in HOXD13.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 26 Apr 1996
Muragaki Y, Mundlos S, Upton J, Olsen B R
Abstract excerpt
Hox genes regulate patterning during limb development. It is believed that they function in the determination of the timing and extent of local growth rates. Here, it is demonstrated that synpolydactyly, an inherited human abnormality of the hands and feet, is caused by expansions of a polyalanin...
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