Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2812399 | The American Journal of Human Genetics | 2006 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Peters Plus syndrome is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by anterior eye-chamber abnormalities, disproportionate short stature, and developmental delay. After detection of a microdeletion by array-based comparative genomic hybridization, we identified biallelic truncating mutations in the β1,3-galactosyltransferase–like gene (B3GALTL) in all 20 tested patients, showing that Peters Plus is a monogenic, primarily single-mutation syndrome. This finding is expected to put Peters Plus syndrome on the growing list of congenital malformation syndromes caused by glycosylation defects.
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Authors
Saskia A.J. Lesnik Oberstein, Marjolein Kriek, Stefan J. White, Margot E. Kalf, Karoly Szuhai, Johan T. den Dunnen, Martijn H. Breuning, Raoul C.M. Hennekam,