Article
Oral-facial-digital syndrome type 1 in males: Congenital heart defects are included in its phenotypic spectrum.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 May 2017
Bouman Arjan, Alders Mariëlle, Oostra Roelof Jan, van Leeuwen Elisabeth, Thuijs Nikki, van der Kevie-Kersemaekers Anne-Marie, van Maarle Merel
Abstract excerpt
Oral-facial-digital syndrome type 1 (OFD1; OMIM# 311200) is an X-linked dominant ciliopathy caused by mutations in the OFD1 gene. This condition is characterized by facial anomalies and abnormalities of oral tissues, digits, brain, and kidneys. Almost all affected patients are female, as OFD1 is...
Topics
- Aborted Fetus
- Autopsy
- Female
- Genes, X-Linked
- Heart Defects, Congenital
- Humans
- Male
- Mutation
- Orofaciodigital Syndromes
- Pedigree
- Phenotype
- Pregnancy
