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Expanding the genotypic spectrum of CCBE1 mutations in Hennekam syndrome.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Oct 2016
Crawford Joanna, Bower Neil I, Hogan Benjamin M, Taft Ryan J, Gabbett Michael T, McGaughran Julie, Simons Cas
Abstract excerpt
Hennekam lymphangiectasia-lymphedema syndrome is an autosomal recessive disorder, with 25% of patients having mutations in CCBE1. We identified a family with two brothers presenting with primary lymphedema, and performed exome sequencing to determine the cause of their disease. Analysis of four family members showed that both affected brothers had the same rare compound heterozygous mutations in CCBE1. The...
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