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[Indirect genotype analysis as a diagnostic procedure in Marfan syndrome].
Zeitschrift fur Kardiologie - 1 Oct 2000
Laudahn B M, Gyürüs P, Orth U, Gal A, Nienaber C A
Abstract excerpt
Marfan syndrome (MFS) is an autosomal dominant disorder of connective tissue characterized by skeletal, ocular and cardiovascular manifestations. The disease is caused by mutations in the FBN1 gene, encoding fibrillin, an important component of elastic fibers. Diagnosis of Marfan syndrome is currently based on detailed clinical examination and/or mutation analysis in the fibrillin gene. Clinical expression varies...
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