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PTPN11 mutation associated with aortic dilation and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in a pediatric patient with Noonan syndrome.
Pediatric cardiology - 1 Jan 2010
Jefferies John L, Belmont John W, Pignatelli Ricardo, Towbin Jeffrey A, Craigen William J
Abstract excerpt
Noonan syndrome is an autosomal dominant disease that manifests a wide variety of clinical characteristics. The syndrome is also associated with some cardiac defects. Half of all Noonan syndrome cases are caused by mutations in the PTPN11 gene, but only limited data are available regarding aortic...
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