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Nature Genetics 38, 155–157 (1 February 2006) | doi:10.1038/ng1714

MKS1, encoding a component of the flagellar apparatus basal body proteome, is mutated in Meckel syndrome

Mira Kytt|[auml]|l|[auml]| , Jonna Tallila , Riitta Salonen , Outi Kopra , Nicolai Kohlschmidt , Paulina Paavola-Sakki , Leena Peltonen & Marjo Kestil|[auml]|

Meckel syndrome (MKS) is a severe fetal developmental disorder reported in most populations. The clinical hallmarks are occipital meningoencephalocele, cystic kidney dysplasia, fibrotic changes of the liver and polydactyly.