Cantú Syndrome Is Caused by Mutations in ABCC9

    May 2012 in “ The American Journal of Human Genetics ”
    Bregje W.M. van Bon, Christian Gilissen, Dorothy K. Grange … Alexander Hoischen
    Studysummary This study identified heterozygous mutations in the ABCC9 gene as the genetic basis of Cantú syndrome, suggesting the syndrome as a new member of potassium channelopathies.
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