Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, spondylodysplastic type (EDSSPD) is a rare autosomal recessive connective tissue disorder, caused by biallelic B4GALT7, B3GALT6, and SLC39A13 mutations. The majority of EDSSPD patients presented with short stature, skin hyperextensibility, facial dysmorphisms, peculiar radiological findings, muscle hypotonia and joint laxity.
Faiyaz-Ul-Haque M, Zaidi SH, Al-Ali M, Al-Mureikhi MS, Kennedy S, Al-Thani G, Tsui LC, Teebi AS
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A novel missense mutation in the galactosyltransferase-I (B4GALT7) gene in a family exhibiting facioskeletal anomalies and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome resembling the progeroid type.
Nakajima M, Mizumoto S, Miyake N, Kogawa R, Iida A, Ito H, Kitoh H, Hirayama A, Mitsubuchi H, Miyazaki O, Kosaki R, Horikawa R, Lai A, Mendoza-Londono R, Dupuis L, Chitayat D, Howard A, Leal GF, Cavalcanti D, Tsurusaki Y, Saitsu H, Watanabe S, Lausch E, Unger S, Bonafe L, Ohashi H, Superti-Furga A, Matsumoto N, Sugahara K, Nishimura G, Ikegawa S
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Mutations in B3GALT6, which encodes a glycosaminoglycan linker region enzyme, cause a spectrum of skeletal and connective tissue disorders.
