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Modulation of expressivity in PDGFRB-related infantile myofibromatosis: a role for PTPRG?
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 15 Aug 2014
Linhares N D, Freire M C M, Cardenas R G C C L, Bahia M, Puzenat E, Aubin F, Pena S D J
Abstract excerpt
Infantile myofibromatosis is a rare genetic disorder characterized by the development of benign tumors in the skin, muscle, bone, and viscera. The molecular pathogenesis is still incompletely known. An autosomal dominant form had been reported as causally related with mutations in the gene for platelet-derived growth factor receptor beta (PDGFRB). We report here two siblings with infantile myofibromatosis and...
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