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SUBMITTER: El-Gharbawy AH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2799546 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
El-Gharbawy Areeg H AH Peeden Joseph N JN Lachman Ralph S RS Graham John M JM Moore Stephen R SR Rimoin David L DL
American journal of medical genetics. Part A 20100101 1
Cleidocranial dysplasia (CCD) is a rare autosomal dominant skeletal dysplasia due to mutations causing haploinsufficiency of RUNX2, an osteoblast transcription factor specific for bone and cartilage. The classic form of CCD is characterized by delayed closure of the fontanels, hypoplastic or aplastic clavicles and dental anomalies. Clinical reports suggest that a subset of patients with CCD have skeletal changes which mimic hypophosphatasia (HPP). Mutations in RUNX2 are detected in approximately ...[more]