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Primary non-syndromic lymphoedema (Meige disease) is not caused by mutations in FOXC2.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Mar 2008
Rezaie Tayebeh, Ghoroghchian Rose, Bell Rachel, Brice Glen, Hasan Ali, Burnand Kevin, Vernon Steve, Mansour Sahar, Mortimer Peter, Jeffery Steve, Child Anne, Sarfarazi Mansoor
Abstract excerpt
Primary lymphoedema is a genetic disorder with numerous phenotypic subgroups. The most common form is the non-syndromic Meige disease, which is primarily of pubertal or later onset, with oedema clinically indistinguishable from that found in the lymphoedema-distichiasis syndrome. There are also other very rare forms of lymphoedema such as yellow nail syndrome and lymphoedema with ptosis, which are clinically...
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