Duplication of the EFNB1 Gene in Familial Hypertelorism: Imbalance in Ephrin-B1 Expression and Abnormal Phenotypes in Humans and Mice
Familial hypertelorism, characterized by widely spaced eyes, classically shows autosomal dominant inheritance (Teebi type), but some pedigrees are compatible with X-linkage. No mechanism has been described previously, but clinical similarity has been noted to craniofrontonasal syndrome (CFNS), which...
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company
2011
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3170877/ |