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Molecular genetics of Marfan syndrome.
Current opinion in cardiology - 1 May 2005
Boileau Catherine, Jondeau Guillaume, Mizuguchi Takeshi, Matsumoto Naomichi
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Marfan syndrome, the founding member of connective tissue disorders, is characterized by involvement of three major systems (skeletal, ocular, and cardiovascular) due to alteration in microfibrils. FBN1 at 15q21.1 was found to cause Marfan syndrome in 1991, and in 2004 TGFBR2 a...
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