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ey0016.3-12 | New Genes | ESPEYB16

3.12. TUBB1 mutations cause thyroid dysgenesis associated with abnormal platelet physiology

A Stoupa , F Adam , D Kariyawasam , C Strassel , S Gawade , G Szinnai , A Kauskot , D Lasne , C Janke , K Natarajan , A Schmitt , C Bole-Feysot , P Nitschke , J Leger , F Jabot-Hanin , F Tores , A Michel , A Munnich , C Besmond , R Scharfmann , F Lanza , D Borgel , M Poalk , A Carre

To read the full abstract: EMBO Mol Med 2018;e9569:1–18TUBB1 encodes a member of the beta-tubulin protein family. Beta-tubulins and alpha-tubulins form dimers, which assemble into microtubules belonging to the intracellular cytoskeleton structure.The authors identified three different mutations in TUBB1 by whole exome sequencing in a large co...