Article
Splice site mutation causing deletion of exon 21 sequences from the pro alpha 2(I) chain of type I collagen in a patient with severe dentinogenesis imperfecta but very mild osteogenesis imperfecta.
Human mutation - 1 Jan 1996
Nicholls A C, Oliver J, McCarron S, Winter G B, Pope F M
Abstract excerpt
An eight-year-old boy was referred for dental assessment of dentinogenesis imperfecta, a full clinical examination also revealed joint hypermobility and some features of mild osteogenesis imperfecta although he had suffered few fractures. Analysis of the collagens produced by both gingival and sk...
Topics
- Alternative Splicing
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Base Sequence
- Cells, Cultured
- Child
- Collagen
- Dentinogenesis Imperfecta
- Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
- Exons
- Gingiva
- Humans
