Article
Clustering of FBN2 mutations in patients with congenital contractural arachnodactyly indicates an important role of the domains encoded by exons 24 through 34 during human development.
American journal of medical genetics - 24 Jul 1998
Park E S, Putnam E A, Chitayat D, Child A, Milewicz D M
Abstract excerpt
Congenital contractural arachnodactyly (CCA) is an autosomal dominant condition phenotypically related to Marfan syndrome (MFS). CCA is caused by mutations in FBN2, whereas MFS results from mutations in FBN1. FBN2 mRNA extracted from 12 unrelated CCA patient cell strains was screened for mutation...
Topics
- Adult
- Alleles
- Amino Acid Substitution
- Child
- Contracture
- Exons
- Female
- Fibrillin-1
- Fibrillin-2
- Fibrillins
- Fibroblasts
- Genes, Dominant
- Genetic Testing
- Humans
- Infant
- Male
- Marfan Syndrome
- Microfilament Proteins