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Trinucleotide expansion mutations in the cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP) gene.
Human molecular genetics - 1 Jan 1999
Délot E, King L M, Briggs M D, Wilcox W R, Cohn D H
Abstract excerpt
Pseudoachondroplasia (PSACH) and multiple epiphyseal dysplasia (MED) are two human autosomal dominant skeletal dysplasias characterized by variable short stature, joint laxity and early-onset degenerative joint disease. Both disorders can result from mut-ations in the gene for cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP), an extracellular matrix glycoprotein. About one-third of PSACH cases result from...
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