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Simpson-Golabi-Behmel syndrome in a female: A case report and an unsolved issue.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Jan 2017
Vaisfeld Alessandro, Pomponi Maria Grazia, Pietrobono Roberta, Tabolacci Elisabetta, Neri Giovanni
Abstract excerpt
Simpson-Golabi-Behmel syndrome is an X-linked recessive overgrowth condition caused by alterations in GPC3 gene, encoding for the cell surface receptor glypican 3, whose clinical manifestations in affected males are well known. Conversely, there is little information regarding affected females, with very few reported cases, and a clinical definition of this phenotype is still lacking. In the present report we...
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