Article
Recurrence of Marfan syndrome as a result of parental germ-line mosaicism for an FBN1 mutation.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Apr 1999
Rantamäki T, Kaitila I, Syvänen A C, Lukka M, Peltonen L
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the FBN1 gene cause Marfan syndrome (MFS), a dominantly inherited connective tissue disease. Almost all the identified FBN1mutations have been family specific, and the rate of new mutations is high. We report here a de novo FBN1mutation that was identified in two sisters with MFS born to clinically unaffected parents. The paternity and maternity were unequivocally confirmed by genotyping. Although...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
