BMS1 is mutated in aplasia cutis congenita.

Aplasia cutis congenita (ACC) manifests with localized skin defects at birth of unknown cause, mostly affecting the scalp vertex. Here, genome-wide linkage analysis and exome sequencing was used to identify the causative mutation in autosomal dominant ACC. A heterozygous Arg-to-His missense mutation...

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Main Author: Alexander G Marneros
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-06-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3681727?pdf=render