Proteus syndrome: clinical evidence for somatic mosaicism and selective review.

doi:10.1002/ajmg.1320470514

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Proteus syndrome: clinical evidence for somatic mosaicism and selective review.

American journal of medical genetics - 1 Oct 1993

Cohen M M

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I report 2 unusual cases of Proteus syndrome that support the concept of somatic mosaicism. In one patient, a huge connective tissue nevus covered the chest and abdomen and hyperostoses of the calvaria were observed. In the other patient, linear verrucous epidermal nevi, epibulbar dermoids, and h...

Topics

Brain
Child, Preschool
Connective Tissue Diseases
Hamartoma
Humans
Hyperostosis
Intellectual Disability
Kidney
Lung
Male
Mosaicism
Neoplasms
Phenotype
Proteus Syndrome
Skin Diseases

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