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T (brachyury) is linked to a Mendelian form of neural tube defects in humans

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We thank the patients and their families for their enthusiastic participation. We thank KFSHRC Genotyping and Sequencing Core Facilities for their technical help. This work was supported by KACST Grant 13-BIO1113-20 (FSA).

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  1. Developmental Genetics Unit, Department of Genetics, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, MBC-03, PO BOX 3354, Riyadh, 11211, Saudi Arabia

    Ranad Shaheen, Ahmed Alaqeel, Shinu Ansari, Farah Hindieh & Fowzan S. Alkuraya

  2. Department of Neurosciences, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Essam Alshail

  3. Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Fowzan S. Alkuraya

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Shaheen, R., Alshail, E., Alaqeel, A. et al. T (brachyury) is linked to a Mendelian form of neural tube defects in humans. Hum Genet 134, 1139–1141 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00439-015-1589-7

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