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A novel mutation of the fibrillin-1 gene in a newborn with severe Marfan syndrome.
Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association - 1 Apr 2008
Kochilas L, Gundogan F, Atalay M, Bliss J M, Vatta M, Pena L S, Abuelo D
Abstract excerpt
Marfan syndrome in the neonatal age represents a severe early and commonly lethal manifestation of Marfan syndrome, which is caused by mutations in the gene encoding fibrillin-1 (FBN1). Here, we report a newborn with severe Marfan syndrome and a novel mutation involving cysteine substitution within one of the epidermal growth factor-like domains of FBN1.
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