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Compound heterozygous mutations in PYCR1 further expand the phenotypic spectrum of De Barsy syndrome.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Dec 2011
Lin Dar-Shong, Chang Jui-Hsing, Liu Hsuan-Liang, Wei Chin-Hung, Yeung Chun-Yan, Ho Che-Sheng, Shu Chyong-Hsin, Chiang Ming-Fu, Chuang Chih-Kuang, Huang Yu-Wen, Wu Tsu-Yen, Jian Yuan-Ren, Huang Zon-Darr, Lin Shuan-Pei
Abstract excerpt
De Barsy syndrome (DBS) is characterized by progeroid features, ophthalmological abnormalities, intrauterine growth retardation, and cutis laxa. Recently, PYCR1 mutations were identified in cutis laxa with progeroid features. Herein, we report on a DBS patient born to a nonconsanguineous Chinese family. The exceptional observation of congenital glaucoma, aortic root dilatation, and idiopathic hypertrophic pyloric...
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