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Phenotypic and Genetic Characteristics of Five Korean Patients with Costello Syndrome.
Cytogenetic and genome research - 1 Jan 2019
Choi Naye, Ko Jung Min, Shin Seung Han, Kim Ee Kyung, Kim Han Suk, Song Mi Kyoung, Choi Chang Won
Abstract excerpt
Costello syndrome (CS) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by distinctive facial appearance, cardiopulmonary complications, severe growth retardation, skin and skeletal defects, developmental delay, and tumor predisposition. CS is caused by heterozygous de novo mutations in the proto-oncogene HRAS, which is a component of the RAS/mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway. Herein, we reviewed the phenotypic...
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