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Noonan, Costello and cardio-facio-cutaneous syndromes: dysregulation of the Ras-MAPK pathway.
Expert reviews in molecular medicine - 9 Dec 2008
Tidyman William E, Rauen Katherine A
Abstract excerpt
A class of developmental disorders caused by dysregulation of the Ras-induced mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascade (the Ras-MAPK pathway) has emerged. Three of these disorders - Noonan, Costello and cardio-facio-cutaneous syndromes - have overlapping phenotypic features characterised by distinctive facial dysmorphia, cardiac defects, musculoskeletal and cutaneous abnormalities, and neurocognitive...
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