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SUBMITTER: Prod'Homme V
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4396483 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Prod'Homme Virginie V Boyer Laurent L Dubois Nicholas N Mallavialle Aude A Munro Patrick P Mouska Xavier X Coste Isabelle I Rottapel Robert R Tartare-Deckert Sophie S Deckert Marcel M
The Journal of clinical investigation 20150223 4
Cherubism is a rare autoinflammatory bone disorder that is associated with point mutations in the SH3-domain binding protein 2 (SH3BP2) gene, which encodes the adapter protein 3BP2. Individuals with cherubism present with symmetrical fibro-osseous lesions of the jaw, which are attributed to exacerbated osteoclast activation and defective osteoblast differentiation. Although it is a dominant trait in humans, cherubism appears to be recessively transmitted in mice, suggesting the existence of addi ...[more]