Article
C596G mutation in FBN1 causes Marfan syndrome with exotropia in a Chinese family.
Molecular vision - 1 Jan 2015
Wang Fengyun, Li Bo, Lan Lan, Li Lin
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To screen mutations in the fibrillin-1 (FBN1) gene in a Chinese family with autosomal dominant Marfan syndrome (MFS). METHODS: Patients and unaffected family members were given ophthalmic, cardiovascular, and physical examinations with a 5-year follow-up. Genomic DNA was extracted from the leukocytes of venous blood from all patients and their relatives. The entire coding region of the FBN1gene was...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
