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Mutations in the gene encoding the human matrix Gla protein cause Keutel syndrome.
Nature genetics - 1 Jan 1999
Munroe P B, Olgunturk R O, Fryns J P, Van Maldergem L, Ziereisen F, Yuksel B, Gardiner R M, Chung E
Abstract excerpt
Keutel syndrome (KS, MIM 245150) is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by abnormal cartilage calcification, peripheral pulmonary stenosis and midfacial hypoplasia. A genome search using homozygosity mapping provided evidence of linkage to chromosome 12p12.3-13.1 (maximum multipoint lod score, 4.06). MGP was a candidate on the basis of its localization to this chromosomal region and the known function...
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