Unraveling the genetic tapestry of pediatric sarcomeric cardiomyopathies and masquerading phenocopies in Jordan
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Khan F, Khan H, Ullah K, Nawaz S, Abdullah, Khan M, Ahmed S, Ilyas M, Ali A, Ullah I, Sohail A, Hussain S, Ahmad F, Faisal, Sufyan R, Hayat A, Hanif T, Bibi F, Hayat M, Ullah R, Khan I, Ali R, Hasni M, Ali H, Bilal M, Peralta S, Buchert R, Zehri Z, Hassan G, Liaqat K, Zahid M, Shah K, Mikitie O, Haack T, Ji W, Lakhani S, Ansar M, Ahmad W. Clinical and genetic investigation of 14 families with various forms of short stature syndromes. Clinical Genetics 2024, 106: 347-353. PMID: 38774940, DOI: 10.1111/cge.14550.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSyndromic forms of short statureFamilies of Pakistani originDisease-causing gene variantsSyndromic formsWhole-exome sequencingSequence variantsHomozygosity mappingIdentified genesExome sequencingAutosomal dominant mannerSanger sequencingXRCC4 geneMutation spectrumGenetic etiologyGenetic investigationsLethal defectShort statureGene variantsGenesDominant mannerReduced growthShort stature syndromeHeterogeneous group of disordersSequenceGroup of disorders