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Co-occurring PTPN11 and SOS1 gene mutations in Noonan syndrome: does this predict a more severe phenotype?
Arquivos brasileiros de endocrinologia e metabologia - 1 Nov 2010
Brasil Amanda Salem, Malaquias Alexsandra C, Wanderley Luciana Turolla, Kim Chong Ae, Krieger José Eduardo, Jorge Alexander A L, Pereira Alexandre C, Bertola Débora Romeo
Abstract excerpt
Noonan syndrome (NS) is an autosomal dominant disorder, with variable phenotypic expression, characterized by short stature, facial dysmorphisms and heart disease. Different genes of the RAS/MAPK signaling pathway are responsible for the syndrome, the most common are: PTPN11, SOS1, RAF1, and KRAS. The objective of this study was to report a patient with Noonan syndrome presenting mutations in two genes of...
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