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SUBMITTER: Xiong Q
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5763142 | biostudies-literature | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Xiong Qiuhong Q Liu Yi Y Xue Yu Y Liu Shichao S Wang Jing J Li Ping P Wu Changxin C Yang Yanling Y Xiao Han H
Human genome variation 20180111
Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita (SEDC) is an extremely rare autosomal dominant chondrodysplasia that is usually caused by substitution of glycine with another amino acid in the triple helical region of COL2A1. Herein, we describe a case of SEDC in a Chinese family with a novel <i>de novo</i> mutation in the <i>COL2A1</i> gene, c.1150G>A (p.Gly384Ser), which may impair protein stability and lead to dysfunction of type II collagen. ...[more]