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Morgane Stum; Claire-Sophie Davoine; Savine Vicart; LΓ©na Guillot-NoΓ«l; Haluk Top
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Article
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2006
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Communicated by Christine Van Broeckhoven Schwartz-Jampel syndrome (SJS) is a rare autosomal recessive condition defined by the association of myotonia with chondrodysplasia. SJS results from mutations in the HSPG2 gene, which encodes perlecan, a major component of basement membranes. Only eigh