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PTPN11 mutation in a large family with Noonan syndrome and dizygous twinning.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Jan 2003
Schollen Els, Matthijs Gert, Gewillig Marc, Fryns Jean-Pierre, Legius Eric
Abstract excerpt
Noonan syndrome (NS, MIM 163950) is an autosomal dominant condition characterised by facial dysmorphy, congenital cardiac defects and short stature. Recently missense mutations in PTPN11, the gene encoding the nonreceptor protein tyrosine phosphatase SHP-2 on 12q24, were identified in 50% of analysed Noonan cases. A large four-generation Belgian family with NS and some features suggestive of...
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