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Loeys-Dietz syndrome in a Southeast Asian Hospital: a case series.
European journal of pediatrics - 1 Mar 2014
Ting Teck Wah, Lai Angeline Hwei Meeng, Choo Jonathan Tze Liang, Tan Teng Hong
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: Loeys-Dietz syndrome (LDS) is a heritable connective tissue disease in which the activity of the transforming growth factor (TGF) beta signalling pathway is disrupted. The clinical features of LDS represent a clinical continuum that includes LDS type 1, with cutaneous, vascular, skeletal and craniofacial findings, and LDS type 2, with cutaneous, vascular and skeletal findings. We describe five Asian...
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