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Cancer risk in patients with Noonan syndrome carrying a PTPN11 mutation.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Aug 2011
Jongmans Marjolijn C J, van der Burgt Ineke, Hoogerbrugge Peter M, Noordam Kees, Yntema Helger G, Nillesen Willy M, Kuiper Roland P, Ligtenberg Marjolijn J L, van Kessel Ad Geurts, van Krieken J Han J M, Kiemeney Lambertus A L M, Hoogerbrugge Nicoline
Abstract excerpt
Noonan syndrome (NS) is characterized by short stature, facial dysmorphisms and congenital heart defects. PTPN11 mutations are the most common cause of NS. Patients with NS have a predisposition for leukemia and certain solid tumors. Data on the incidence of malignancies in NS are lacking. Our objective was to estimate the cancer risk and spectrum in patients with NS carrying a PTPN11 mutation. In addition, we...
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