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A new sporadic case of early-onset Loeys-Dietz syndrome due to the recurrent mutation p.R528C in the TGFBR2 gene substantiates interindividual clinical variability.
Journal of applied genetics - 1 Jan 2009
Jamsheer A, Henggeler C, Wierzba J, Loeys B, De Paepe A, Stheneur Ch, Badziag N, Matuszewska K, Matyas G, Latos-Bielenska A
Abstract excerpt
We report on a 2-year-old Polish girl with typical manifestations of Loeys-Dietz syndrome (LDS), a rare genetic condition belonging to the group of Marfan-related disorders. The characteristic LDS symptoms observed in the girl included craniofacial dysmorphism (craniosynostosis, cleft palate, hypertelorism), arachnodactyly, camptodactyly, scoliosis, joint laxity, talipes equinovarus, translucent and hyperelastic...
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