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Spectrum of mutations and genotype-phenotype analysis in Noonan syndrome patients with RIT1 mutations.
Human genetics - 1 Feb 2016
Yaoita Masako, Niihori Tetsuya, Mizuno Seiji, Okamoto Nobuhiko, Hayashi Shion, Watanabe Atsushi, Yokozawa Masato, Suzumura Hiroshi, Nakahara Akihiko, Nakano Yusuke, Hokosaki Tatsunori, Ohmori Ayumi, Sawada Hirofumi, Migita Ohsuke, Mima Aya, Lapunzina Pablo, Santos-Simarro Fernando, García-Miñaúr Sixto, Ogata Tsutomu, Kawame Hiroshi, Kurosawa Kenji, Ohashi Hirofumi, Inoue Shin-Ichi, Matsubara Yoichi, Kure Shigeo, Aoki Yoko
Abstract excerpt
RASopathies are autosomal dominant disorders caused by mutations in more than 10 known genes that regulate the RAS/MAPK pathway. Noonan syndrome (NS) is a RASopathy characterized by a distinctive facial appearance, musculoskeletal abnormalities, and congenital heart defects. We have recently identified mutations in RIT1 in patients with NS. To delineate the clinical manifestations in RIT1 mutation-positive...
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