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Mutation of the type X collagen gene (COL10A1) causes spondylometaphyseal dysplasia.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Dec 1998
Ikegawa S, Nishimura G, Nagai T, Hasegawa T, Ohashi H, Nakamura Y
Abstract excerpt
Spondylometaphyseal dysplasia (SMD) comprises a heterogeneous group of heritable skeletal dysplasias characterized by modifications of the vertebral bodies of the spine and metaphyses of the tubular bones. The genetic etiology of SMD is currently unknown; however, the type X collagen gene (COL10A1) is considered an excellent candidate, for two reasons: first, Schmid metaphyseal chondrodysplasia, a condition known...
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