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Chinese medical journal · Mar 2013
EDM1: a novel point mutation in cartilage oligomeric matrix protein gene in a Chinese family with multiple epiphyseal dysplasia.
- Feng-Xia Liu, Yan-Xiang Li, Xu-de Zhang, Cui-Ai Ren, Shang-Zhi Huang, and Meng-Xue Yu.
- Department of Allergy, Wei Fang People's Hospital, Weifang, Shandong 261041, China.
- Chin. Med. J. 2013 Mar 1; 126 (6): 110311071103-7.
BackgroundMultiple epiphysis dysplasia (MED) is a common skeletal dysplasia with a significant locus heterogeneity. In the majority of clinically defined cases, mutations have been identified in the gene encoding cartilage algometric matrix protein (COMP).MethodsFive patients were included in the study. Linkage analysis and mutation analysis of the COMP gene were conducted in the patients and their family members.ResultsWe have identified a novel mutation in axon 14 of COMP gene in the family.ConclusionsThis mutation produced a severe MED phenotype with marked short stature, early onset osteoarthritis, and remarkable radiographic changes. Our results extended the range of disease-causing mutations in COMP gene and contributed more information about relationship between mutations and phenotype.
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