Article
Hereditary multiple exostoses (EXT): mutational studies of familial EXT1 cases and EXT-associated malignancies.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Jan 1997
Hecht J T, Hogue D, Wang Y, Blanton S H, Wagner M, Strong L C, Raskind W, Hansen M F, Wells D
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary multiple exostoses (EXT) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by the formation of cartilage-capped prominences that develop from the growth centers of the long bones. EXT is genetically heterogeneous, with three loci, currently identified on chromosomes 8q24.1, 11p13, and 19...
Topics
- Bone Neoplasms
- Chondroblastoma
- Chondrosarcoma
- Exostoses, Multiple Hereditary
- Female
- Gene Deletion
- Genetic Markers
- Heterozygote
- Humans
- Male
- Mutation
- Pedigree
