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Clinical presentation of PTEN mutations in childhood in the absence of family history of Cowden syndrome.
European journal of paediatric neurology : EJPN : official journal of the European Paediatric Neurology Society - 1 Mar 2015
Busa T, Milh M, Degardin N, Girard N, Sigaudy S, Longy M, Olshchwang S, Sobol H, Chabrol B, Philip N
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: PTEN gene (MIM 601628) is a tumor suppressor gene implicated in PTEN hamartoma tumor syndromes (PHTS) including Cowden syndrome, Bannayan-Riley-Ruvalcaba syndrome, and Proteus-like syndrome. Bannayan-Riley-Ruvalcaba syndrome is considered as the pediatric form of PHTS. More recently, children presenting autism spectrum disorders with macrocephaly (ASD-M) have been reported. METHODS: We report clinical...
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