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Novel pathogenic variant in the HRAS gene with lethal outcome and a broad phenotypic spectrum among Polish patients with Costello syndrome.
Clinical dysmorphology - 1 Apr 2017
Pelc Magdalena, Ciara Elżbieta, Jezela-Stanek Aleksandra, Kugaudo Monika, Cieślikowska Agata, Jurkiewicz Dorota, Janeczko Magdalena, Chrzanowska Krystyna, Krajewska-Walasek Małgorzata, Skórka Agata
Abstract excerpt
Costello syndrome (CS) is a rare congenital disorder from the group of RASopathies, characterized by a distinctive facial appearance, failure to thrive, cardiac and skin anomalies, intellectual disability, and a predisposition to neoplasia. CS is associated with germline mutations in the proto-oncogene HRAS, a small GTPase from the Ras family. In this study, a molecular and clinical analysis was carried out in...
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