Connective tissue dysplasia in five new patients with NF1 microdeletions: further expansion of phenotype and review of the literature.

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Approximately 5% of patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) have deletions of the entire NF1 gene. The phenotype usually includes early onset, large number of neurofibromas, presence of congenital anomalies, cognitive deficiency, and variable dysmorphic features and growth abnormalities. Connective tissue abnormalities are not generally recognised as a part of NF1 microdeletion syndrome, but mitral valve...

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