## Saethre -Chotzen syndrome is a relatively common craniosynostosis disorder with autosomal dominant inheritance. Mutations in the TWIST gene have been identified in patients with Saethre-Chotzen syndrome. The TWIST gene product is a transcription factor with DNA binding and helix-loop-helix domai
Mutations in the human TWIST gene
β Scribed by Karen W. Gripp; Elaine H. Zackai; Catherine A. Stolle
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 59 KB
- Volume
- 15
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1059-7794
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