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Appreciating the broad clinical features of SMAD4 mutation carriers: a multicenter chart review.
Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics - 1 Aug 2014
Wain Karen E, Ellingson Marissa S, McDonald Jamie, Gammon Amanda, Roberts Maegan, Pichurin Pavel, Winship Ingrid, Riegert-Johnson Douglas L, Weitzel Jeffrey N, Lindor Noralane M
Abstract excerpt
Heterozygous loss-of-function SMAD4 mutations are associated with juvenile polyposis syndrome and hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia. Some carriers exhibit symptoms of both conditions, leading to juvenile polyposis-hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia syndrome. Three families have been reported with connective tissue abnormalities. To better understand the spectrum and extent of clinical findings in SMAD4...
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