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Identification of twelve mutations in cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP) in patients with pseudoachondroplasia.
American journal of medical genetics - 28 Dec 1998
Deere M, Sanford T, Ferguson H L, Daniels K, Hecht J T
Abstract excerpt
Pseudoachondroplasia (PSACH) is an autosomal dominant dwarfing condition characterized by disproportionate short stature, joint laxity, and early-onset osteoarthrosis. PSACH is caused by mutations in the gene encoding cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP). We are reporting on mutations in COMP in 12 patients with PSACH, including ten novel mutations. Eleven of the mutations are in exons 17A, 17B, and 18A,...
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