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The phenotype in our patients partially overlaps with the phenotypes associated with those syndromes but they also exhibit some distinctive features including multiple epiphyseal dysplasia.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      We report the first missense homozygous disease-causing mutation in\n                      <jats:italic>KIF7<\/jats:italic>\n                      and expand the clinical spectrum associated with mutations in this gene to include multiple epiphyseal dysplasia. 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