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Does the rare A172G mutation of PTPN11 gene convey a mild Noonan syndrome phenotype?
Hormone research - 1 Jan 2006
Kitsiou-Tzeli Sophia, Papadopoulou Anna, Kanaka-Gantenbein Christina, Fretzayas Andreas, Daskalopoulos Dimitris, Kanavakis Emmanuel, Nicolaidou Polyxeni
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BACKGROUND: Noonan syndrome NS (OMIM 163950) is an autosomal dominant developmental disorder characterized mainly by typical facial dysmorphism, growth retardation and variable congenital heart defects. In unrelated individuals with sporadic or familial NS, heterozygous missense point mutations i...
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