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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5864
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-2-8
pubmed:abstractText
Fundamental processes influencing human growth can be revealed by studying extreme short stature. Using genetic linkage analysis, we find that biallelic loss-of-function mutations in the centrosomal pericentrin (PCNT) gene on chromosome 21q22.3 cause microcephalic osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism type II (MOPD II) in 25 patients. Adults with this rare inherited condition have an average height of 100 centimeters and a brain size comparable to that of a 3-month-old baby, but are of near-normal intelligence. Absence of PCNT results in disorganized mitotic spindles and missegregation of chromosomes. Mutations in related genes are known to cause primary microcephaly (MCPH1, CDK5RAP2, ASPM, and CENPJ).
pubmed:grant
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
1095-9203
pubmed:author
pubmed-author:Al-GazaliLihadhL, pubmed-author:BeckerKristinK, pubmed-author:BrunnerHan GHG, pubmed-author:ChrzanowskaKrystyna HKH, pubmed-author:CrowYanick JYJ, pubmed-author:CurryCynthia JCJ, pubmed-author:DörflerArndA, pubmed-author:DörrHelmuth-GüntherHG, pubmed-author:DallapiccolaBrunoB, pubmed-author:DevriendtKoenraadK, pubmed-author:EkiciArif BAB, pubmed-author:GoeckeTimm OTO, pubmed-author:HennekamRaoulR, pubmed-author:KinningEstherE, pubmed-author:MegarbaneAndréA, pubmed-author:MeineckePeterP, pubmed-author:RauchAnitaA, pubmed-author:ReisAndréA, pubmed-author:SchindlerDetlevD, pubmed-author:SempleRobert KRK, pubmed-author:SprangerStephanieS, pubmed-author:ThielChristian TCT, pubmed-author:ToutainAnnickA, pubmed-author:TrembathRichard CRC, pubmed-author:VossEgbertE, pubmed-author:WickUrsulaU, pubmed-author:WilsonLouiseL, pubmed-author:ZweierChristianeC, pubmed-author:de ZegherFrancisF, pubmed-author:van EssenAnthonie JAJ
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
8
pubmed:volume
319
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
816-9
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Mutations in the pericentrin (PCNT) gene cause primordial dwarfism.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of Human Genetics, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany. Anita.Rauch@humgenet.uni-erlangen.de
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't