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Hereditary lymphedema type I associated with VEGFR3 mutation: the first de novo case and atypical presentations.
Clinical genetics - 1 Oct 2006
Ghalamkarpour A, Morlot S, Raas-Rothschild A, Utkus A, Mulliken J B, Boon L M, Vikkula M
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 3 gene, VEGFR3/FLT4, have been identified in a subset of families with hereditary lymphedema type I or Milroy disease (MIM 153100). Individuals carrying a VEGFR3 mutation exhibit congenital edema of the lower limbs, usually bilaterally and below the knees, sometimes associated with cellulitis, prominent veins, papillomatosis, upturned toenails, and...
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