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Cadherins as targets for genetic diseases

Aziz El-Amraoui1, Christine Petit

  • 1Institut Pasteur, Unité de Génétique et Physiologie de l'Audition, 25 Rue du Dr Roux, 75015 Paris, France. aziz.el-amraoui@pasteur.fr

Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology
|February 26, 2010
PubMed
Summary

Human cadherin superfamily proteins are crucial for cell adhesion in various tissues. Mutations in these genes cause inherited disorders, including deafness and skin conditions, highlighting their importance in health and disease.

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