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Recessive primary congenital lymphoedema caused by a <i>VEGFR3</i> mutation
15 Mar 2009
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Heterozygous mutations in VEGFR3 have been identified in some familial cases with dominantly inherited primary congenital lymphoedema, known as Nonne-Milroy disease. Recessive cases of primary lymphoedema with a genetic cause are not known, except for two families with syndromic hypotrichosis-lymphoedema-telangiectasia, with a SOX18 mutation. METHODS AND RESULTS: In this study, we present the first...
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