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A novel fibrillin-1 gene missense mutation associated with neonatal Marfan syndrome: a case report and review of the mutation spectrum.
BMC pediatrics - 30 Apr 2016
Peng Qian, Deng Yan, Yang Yuan, Liu Hanmin
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BACKGROUND: Marfan syndrome (MFS) is a heritable disorder of connective tissue resulting from pathogenic variants of the fibrillin-1 gene (FBN1). Neonatal Marfan syndrome (nMFS) is rare and the most severe form of MFS, involving rapidly progressive cardiovascular dysfunction leading to death during early childhood. The constant enrichment of the nMFS mutation spectrum is helpful to improve our understanding of...
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