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Evolution of the face in Loeys-Dietz syndrome type II: longitudinal observations from infancy in seven cases.
Clinical dysmorphology - 1 Oct 2008
Adès Lesley C
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Loeys-Dietz syndrome (LDS) is a recently recognized arterial aneurysm syndrome because of heterozygous mutations in TGFBR1 or TGFBR2. Two subtypes have been delineated: LDS I, with features including craniosynostosis, hypertelorism and cleft palate and/or bifid uvula, and LDS II, wherein the face is reportedly normal. The most salient feature in LDS, whether type I or II, is of a generalized arteriopathy. The...
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