A novel ZRS mutation in a Balochi tribal family with triphalangeal thumb, pre-axial polydactyly, post-axial polydactyly, and syndactyly

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A

Volumn 158 A, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2031-2035

  Vandermeer, Julia E ^a   Afzal, Muhammad ^b   Alyas, Saadia ^b   Haque, Sayedul ^b   Ahituv, Nadav ^a   Malik, Sajid ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Polydactyly; Syndactyly; Triphalangeal thumb; ZRS

Indexed keywords

SONIC HEDGEHOG PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BIFID HALLUCES; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINODACTYLY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; ENHANCER REGION; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HYPOPLASIA; HYPOPLASIA OF MESOAXIAL FINGER; LIMB MALFORMATION; MALE; OSSEOUS SYNDACTYLY; PAKISTAN; PHENOTYPE; POINT MUTATION; POLYDACTYLY; POST AXIAL POLYDACTYLY; PRE AXIAL POLYDACTYLY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY SEQUENCE; SAMPLE; SYNDACTYLY; THUMB MALFORMATION; TRIPHALANGEAL THUMB; ZPA REGULATORY SEQUENCE;

FEMALE; HAND DEFORMITIES, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; MALE; MUTATION; PAKISTAN; PEDIGREE;

ERINACEIDAE;

EID: 84864148035     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.35473     Document Type: Article

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