Article
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 (COL10A...
Topics
- Child
- Collagen
- Female
- Genetic Linkage
- Heterozygote
- Humans
- Leg Bones
- Male
- Mutation, Missense
- Open Reading Frames
- Osteochondrodysplasias
- Pedigree
- Phenotype
