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SMAD4 mutation segregating in a family with juvenile polyposis, aortopathy, and mitral valve dysfunction.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 May 2011
Andrabi Sara, Bekheirnia Mir Reza, Robbins-Furman Patricia, Lewis Richard Alan, Prior Thomas W, Potocki Lorraine
Abstract excerpt
Juvenile polyposis syndrome (JPS) is caused by heterozygous mutations in either SMAD4 or BMPR1A. Individuals with JPS due to mutations in SMAD4 are at greater risk to manifest signs of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT). HHT is caused by either mutations in SMAD4 or other genes that modulate transforming growth factor-beta (TGFβ) signaling. Additional genes in the TGFβ network include FBN1, TGFBR1, and...
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