Study of autosomal recessive osteogenesis imperfecta in Arabia reveals a novel locus defined by TMEM38B mutation

Ranad Shaheen; Anas M Alazami; Muneera J Alshammari; Eissa Faqeih; Nadia Alhashmi; Noon Mousa; Aisha Alsinani; Shinu Ansari; Fatema Alzahrani; Mohammed Al-Owain; Zayed S Alzayed; Fowzan S Alkuraya

doi:10.1136/jmedgenet-2012-101142

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Study of autosomal recessive osteogenesis imperfecta in Arabia reveals a novel locus defined by TMEM38B mutation

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Ranad Shaheen Department of Genetics, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Anas M Alazami Department of Genetics, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Muneera J Alshammari Department of Genetics, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Pediatrics, King Khalid University Hospital and College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Eissa Faqeih Department of Pediatrics, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Nadia Alhashmi Department of Child Health, Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Noon Mousa Department of Child Health, Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Aisha Alsinani Department of Child Health, Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Shinu Ansari Department of Genetics, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Fatema Alzahrani Department of Genetics, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Mohammed Al-Owain Department of Medical Genetics, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Anatomy and Cell Biology, College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Zayed S Alzayed Department of Orthopedic Surgery, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Fowzan S Alkuraya Department of Genetics, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Pediatrics, King Khalid University Hospital and College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Anatomy and Cell Biology, College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr Fowzan S Alkuraya, Developmental Genetics Unit, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, MBC-03 PO BOX 3354, Riyadh 11211, Saudi Arabia; falkuraya{at}kfshrc.edu.sa

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Shaheen R, Alazami AM, Alshammari MJ, et al

Study of autosomal recessive osteogenesis imperfecta in Arabia reveals a novel locus defined by TMEM38B mutation

Journal of Medical Genetics 2012;49:630-635.

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Received August 1, 2012
Revised August 31, 2012
Accepted September 4, 2012
First published October 10, 2012.

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April 27, 2016

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