Analysis of novel RUNX2 mutations in Chinese patients with cleidocranial dysplasia.

Cleidocranial dysplasia (CCD) is an autosomal dominant inheritable skeletal disorder characterized by cranial dysplasia, clavicle hypoplasia and dental abnormalities. This disease is mainly caused by heterozygous mutations in RUNX2, a gene that encodes an osteoblast-specific transcription factor. In...

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Main Authors: Xianli Zhang, Yang Liu, Xiaozhe Wang, Xiangyu Sun, Chenying Zhang, Shuguo Zheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5524338?pdf=render