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ArticleEuropean journal of human genetics : EJHG2018

A three-generation family with metaphyseal dysplasia, maxillary hypoplasia and brachydactyly (MDMHB) due to intragenic RUNX2 duplication.

Amina Al-Yassin, Alistair D Calder, Mike Harrison, Tracy Lester, Helen Lord, Michael Oldridge, Sophie Watkins, Richard Keen, Emma L Wakeling

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Article in European journal of human genetics : EJHG, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. A RUNX2 reporter is expressed prior to osteochondral differentiation and models metaphyseal dysplasia with maxillary hypoplasia and brachydactyly.Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research · 2026
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  5. Signaling Pathways in Bone Development and Their Related Skeletal Dysplasia.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021
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  6. RUNX2 promotes malignant progression in gastric cancer by regulating COL1A1.Cancer biomarkers : section A of Disease markers · 2021
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Amina Al-YassinNorth West Thames Regional Genetic Service, London North West Hospitals NHS Trust, Harrow, Middlesex, HA1 3UJ, UK.
Alistair D CalderDepartment of Radiology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, WC1N 3JH, UK.
Mike HarrisonGuy's Dental Hospital, Guy's Tower, Great Maze Pond, London, SE1 9RT, UK.
Tracy LesterThe Oxford Medical Genetics Laboratories, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, OX3 7LJ, UK.
Helen LordThe Oxford Medical Genetics Laboratories, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, OX3 7LJ, UK.
Michael OldridgeThe Oxford Medical Genetics Laboratories, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, OX3 7LJ, UK.
Sophie WatkinsGuy's Dental Hospital, Guy's Tower, Great Maze Pond, London, SE1 9RT, UK.
Richard KeenRoyal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Brockley Hill, Stanmore, HA7 4LP, UK.
Emma L WakelingNorth West Thames Regional Genetic Service, London North West Hospitals NHS Trust, Harrow, Middlesex, HA1 3UJ, UK. e.wakeling@nhs.net.
Churchill Hospital · GBGuy's Hospital · GBLondon North West Healthcare NHS Trust · GBGreat Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust · GBUniversity College London · GB

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Metaphyseal dysplasia with maxillary hypoplasia and brachydactyly (MDMHB) is an autosomal-dominant skeletal dysplasia characterised by metaphyseal flaring of the long bones, enlargement of the medial halves of the clavicles, maxillary hypoplasia, brachydactyly, dental anomalies and mild osteoporosis. To date, only one large French Canadian family and a Finnish woman have been reported with the condition. In both, intragenic duplication encompassing exons 3-5 of the RUNX2 gene was identified. We describe a new, three-generation family with clinical features of MDMHB and an intragenic tandem duplication of RUNX2 exons 3-6. Dental problems were the primary presenting feature in all four affected individuals. We compare the features in our family to those previously reported in MDMHB, review the natural history of this condition and highlight the importance of considering an underlying skeletal dysplasia in patients presenting with significant dental problems and other suggestive features, including disproportionate short stature and/or digital anomalies.

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AdultAgedBrachydactylyCore Binding Factor Alpha 1 SubunitFemaleGene DuplicationHumansJaw AbnormalitiesMaleMiddle AgedOsteochondrodysplasiasPedigreeSyndromeTooth AbnormalitiesCore Binding Factor Alpha 1 SubunitRUNX2 protein, human

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PMID29891876
PMCPMC6117264
OpenAlexW2808603297

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