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Identification of a novel lethal fibrillin-1 gene mutation in a Chinese Marfan family and correlation of 3' fibrillin-1 gene mutations with phenotype.
Chinese medical journal - 1 Oct 2010
Gao Ling-gen, Zhang Lin, Song Lei, Wang Hu, Chang Qian, Wu Yong-bo, Hui Ru-tai, Zhou Xian-liang
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BACKGROUND: Mutations in the fibrillin-1 gene have been identified in patients with Marfan syndrome (MFS). This study aimed to identify the molecular defects in the fibrillin-1 gene in a Chinese family with Marfan syndrome, accompanied by aortic aneurysms/dissection. METHODS: Two patients and one...
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