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Aortic aneurysm and craniosynostosis in a family with Cantu syndrome.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Jan 2014
Hiraki Yoko, Miyatake Satoko, Hayashidani Michiko, Nishimura Yutaka, Matsuura Hiroo, Kamada Masahiro, Kawagoe Takuji, Yunoki Keiji, Okamoto Nobuhiko, Yofune Hiroko, Nakashima Mitsuko, Tsurusaki Yoshinori, Satisu Hirotomo, Murakami Akira, Miyake Noriko, Nishimura Gen, Matsumoto Naomichi
Abstract excerpt
Cantu syndrome is an autosomal dominant overgrowth syndrome associated with facial dysmorphism, congenital hypertrichosis, and cardiomegaly. Some affected individuals show bone undermodeling of variable severity. Recent investigations revealed that the disorder is caused by a mutation in ABCC9, encoding a regulatory SUR2 subunit of an ATP-sensitive potassium channel mainly expressed in cardiac and skeletal muscle...
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