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Ras/MAPK syndromes and childhood hemato-oncological diseases.
International journal of hematology - 1 Jan 2013
Aoki Yoko, Matsubara Yoichi
Abstract excerpt
Noonan syndrome (NS) is an autosomal-dominant disease characterized by distinctive facial features, webbed neck, cardiac anomalies, short stature and cryptorchidism. NS exhibits phenotypic overlap with Costello syndrome and cardio-facio-cutaneous (CFC) syndrome. Germline mutations of genes encoding proteins in the RAS/mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway cause NS and related disorders. Germline...
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