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Congenital short bowel syndrome as the presenting symptom in male patients with FLNA mutations.
Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics - 1 Apr 2013
van der Werf Christine S, Sribudiani Yunia, Verheij Joke B G M, Carroll Matthew, O'Loughlin Edward, Chen Chien-Huan, Brooks Alice S, Liszewski M Kathryn, Atkinson John P, Hofstra Robert M W
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Autosomal recessive congenital short bowel syndrome is caused by mutations in CLMP. No mutations were found in the affected males of a family with presumed X-linked congenital short bowel syndrome or in an isolated male patient. Our aim was to identify the disease-causing mutation in these patients. METHODS: We performed mutation analysis of the second exon of FLNA in the two surviving affected males of...
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