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[Marshall syndrome: Clinical, radiological and genetical features of a Tunisian family].
La Tunisie medicale - 1 Mar 2015
Sakka Rania, Kerkeni Emna, Chaabouni Myriam, Chioukh Fatma Zohra, Ben Amor Sofiène, M'rad Ridha, Ben Yahia Salim, Chaabouni Habiba, Monastiri Kamel
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Marshall syndrome is a rare autosomal dominant skeletal dysplasia. It associates a particular facial dysmorphism with midface hypoplasia, ocular abnormalities and sensorineural hearing loss. It is caused by heterozygous mutations in COL11A1 gene coding the 1 chain of collagen XI. Stickler syndrome is the principal differential diagnosis of Marshall syndrome. AIM: Clinical and radiological study of...
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