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A new mutation in the TBX5 gene in Holt-Oram syndrome: two cases in the same family and prenatal diagnosis.
Journal of tropical pediatrics - 1 Jun 2014
Atik Tahir, Dervisoglu Huseyin, Onay Huseyin, Ozkinay Ferda, Cogulu Ozgur
Abstract excerpt
Holt-Oram Syndrome (HOS) is a rare autosomal dominant condition characterized by anomalies of the upper extremity and cardiac malformations. Mutations in the TBX5 gene are what cause HOS. The proband is an 8-year-old male who presented with upper-extremity abnormalities and a chest deformity. He was born to a nonconsanguineous marriage at full term. He has a history of ventricular septal defect. His mother...
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