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Qualitative and quantitative analysis of FBN1 mRNA from 16 patients with Marfan Syndrome.
BMC medical genetics - 18 Dec 2015
Tjeldhorn Lena, Amundsen Silja Svanstrøm, Barøy Tuva, Rand-Hendriksen Svend, Geiran Odd, Frengen Eirik, Paus Benedicte
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BACKGROUND: Pathogenic mutations in FBN1, encoding the glycoprotein, fibrillin-1, cause Marfan syndrome (MFS) and related connective tissue disorders. In the present study, qualitative and quantitative effects of 16 mutations, identified in FBN1 in MFS patients with systematically described phenotypes, were investigated in vitro. METHODS: Qualitative analysis was performed with reverse transcription-PCR (RT-PCR)...
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