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A recurring FBN1 gene mutation in neonatal Marfan syndrome.
Archives of pediatrics & adolescent medicine - 1 Nov 2002
Jacobs Amanda M, Toudjarska Ivanka, Racine Andrew, Tsipouras Petros, Kilpatrick Michael W, Shanske Alan
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BACKGROUND: Marfan syndrome is an autosomal dominant disorder of connective tissue caused by mutations in the fibrillin 1 gene (FBN1). FBN1 mutations have been associated with a broad spectrum of phenotypes. Neonatal Marfan syndrome has unique clinical manifestations and mutations. OBJECTIVE: To determine if there is a discernible genotypic-phenotypic correlation associated with the unique mutation in neonatal...
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