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Mutational analysis of PTPN11 gene in Taiwanese children with Noonan syndrome.
Journal of the Formosan Medical Association = Taiwan yi zhi - 1 Feb 2007
Hung Chia-Sui, Lin Ju-Li, Lee Yann-Jinn, Lin Shuan-Pei, Chao Mei-Chyn, Lo Fu-Sung
Abstract excerpt
Noonan syndrome (NS) is an autosomal dominant disorder presenting with characteristic facies, short stature, skeletal anomalies, and congenital heart defects. Mutations in protein-tyrosine phosphatase, nonreceptor-type 11 (PTPN11), encoding SHP-2, account for 33-50% of NS. This study screened for mutations in the PTPN11 gene in 34 Taiwanese patients with NS. Mutation analysis of the 15 coding exons and...
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