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Skeletal manifestations of Marfan syndrome associated to heterozygous R2726W FBN1 variant: sibling case report and literature review.
BMC musculoskeletal disorders - 15 Feb 2016
Reyes-Hernández Octavio D, Palacios-Reyes Carmen, Chávez-Ocaña Sonia, Cortés-Malagón Enoc M, Alonso-Themann Patricia Garcia, Ramos-Cano Víctor, Ramírez-Bello Julián, Sierra-Martínez Mónica
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BACKGROUND: FBN1 (15q21.1) encodes fibrillin-1, a large glycoprotein which is a major component of microfibrils that are widely distributed in structural elements of elastic and non-elastic tissues. FBN1 variants are responsible for the related connective tissue disorders, grouped under the generic term of type-1 fibrillinopathies, which include Marfan syndrome (MFS), MASS syndrome (Mitral valve prolapse, Aortic...
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