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Rothmund-Thomson syndrome (RTS) with osteosarcoma due to RECQL4 mutation.
BMJ case reports - 23 Jan 2018
Salih Anas, Inoue Susumu, Onwuzurike Nkechi
Abstract excerpt
Rothmund-Thomson syndrome (RTS) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder with clinical features consisting of poikiloderma, skeletal abnormalities, sparse hair, absent or scanty eyelashes and eyebrows and short stature. Patients with RTS due to genetic mutations of RECQL4 genes carry a high risk of developing osteosarcoma during childhood. Because of this, early genetic diagnosis is important. Here, we describe a...
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