A microdeletion in the GRHL2 Gene in two unrelated patients with congenital fibrosis of the extra ocular muscles

Abstract Objective Congenital fibrosis of the extraocular muscles type 1 (CFEOM1) is known to be caused by mutations in KIF21A or TUBB3 or other known genes (SALL4, CHN1, HOXA1). However, affected children may harbor other genetic defects. Therefore, a candidate gene analysis (KIF21A, TUBB3 SALL4, C...

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Main Authors: Khaled K. Abu-Amero, Altaf A. Kondkar, Arif O. Khan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-017-2888-y