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      <journal-id journal-id-type="nlm-ta">Avicenna J Med Biotech</journal-id>
      <journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">arij002</journal-id>
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        <journal-title>Avicenna Journal of Medical Biotechnology</journal-title>
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      <issn pub-type="ppub">2008-2835</issn>
      <issn pub-type="epub">2008-4625</issn>
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        <publisher-name>Avicenna Research Institute</publisher-name>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">ajmb10357</article-id>
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        <article-title>&lt;i&gt;KIF21A&lt;/i&gt; Gene c.2860C&gt;T Mutation in CFEOM1A: The First Report from Iran</article-title>
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        <contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Ramahi</surname><given-names>Masoomeh</given-names></name></contrib></contrib-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Rad</surname><given-names>Abolfazl</given-names></name></contrib></contrib-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Shirzadeh</surname><given-names>Ebrahim</given-names></name></contrib></contrib-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Najafi</surname><given-names>Maryam</given-names></name></contrib></contrib-group>
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      <volume>10</volume>
      <issue>4</issue>
      <fpage>273</fpage>
      <lpage>276</lpage>
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        <date date-type="received">
          <day>30</day>
          <month>7</month>
          <year>2017</year>
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        <date date-type="accepted">
          <day>20</day>
          <month>11</month>
          <year>2017</year>
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      &lt;p&gt;Congenital Fibrosis of the Extra Ocular Muscles1 (CFEOM1) is an autosomal dominant condition, caused by mutation in the &lt;em&gt;KIF21A&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;TUBB3&lt;/em&gt;. It is characterized by congenital non-progressive restrictive ophthalmoplegia and ptosis. Mutational analysis of the known genes in such rare diseases by Sanger sequencing not only prevents wasting the time and expenses but also speeds diagnosis process, genetic counseling, and the possibility of prenatal diagnosis. Here, for the first time, association of pathogenic variant c.2860C&amp;gt;T in &lt;em&gt;KIF21A&lt;/em&gt; gene in an Iranian family with positive history of CFEOM1A was reported.&lt;/p&gt;

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