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Genotype-phenotype spectrum and prognosis of early-onset Marfan syndrome.
BMC pediatrics - 28 Oct 2023
Kemezyte Aurelija, Gegieckiene Ruta, Burnyte Birute
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BACKGROUND: Marfan syndrome is a genetic connective tissue disorder affecting skeletal, ocular, and cardiovascular organ systems. Previous research found that pathogenic variants clustered in exons 24-32 of fibrillin-1 (FBN1) gene result in more severe clinical phenotypes. Furthermore, genotype-phenotype correlation studies suggested that more severe cardiovascular phenotypes were related to variants held...
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