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Variable severity of cardiovascular phenotypes in patients with an early-onset form of Marfan syndrome harboring FBN1 mutations in exons 24-32.
Heart and vessels - 1 Oct 2016
Maeda Jun, Kosaki Kenjiro, Shiono Junko, Kouno Kazuki, Aeba Ryo, Yamagishi Hiroyuki
Abstract excerpt
A subgroup of patients with Marfan syndrome (MFS) who have mutations in exons 24-32 of the FBN1 gene manifests severe atrioventricular valve insufficiency and skeletal problems as early as the neonatal period. These patients usually die in the first 2 years of life, thus a region between exons 24 and 32 of FBN1 is recognized as a critical region for this neonatal form of MFS (nMFS). Here, we report five...
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