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TGFBR1 and TGFBR2 mutations in patients with features of Marfan syndrome and Loeys-Dietz syndrome.
Human mutation - 1 Aug 2006
Singh Krishna Kumar, Rommel Kathrin, Mishra Anjali, Karck Matthias, Haverich Axel, Schmidtke Jörg, Arslan-Kirchner Mine
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Marfan syndrome (MFS) is an autosomal dominant connective tissue disorder characterized by manifestations in the cardiovascular, skeletal, ocular, and other organ systems. MFS type1 (MFS1) is caused by mutations in the gene encoding fibrillin (FBN1). Recently, the transforming growth factor-beta receptor-2 gene, TGFBR2, has been shown to be associated with a second type of this disorder with typically mild or...
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