Marfan syndrome (MFS) is an autosomal dominant connective tissue disorder characterized by manifestations in the cardiovascular, skeletal, ocular, and other organ systems. MFS type1 (MFS1) is caused by mutations in the gene encoding fibrillin (FBN1). Recently, the transforming growth factor-beta rec
Prevalence of dural ectasia in 63 gene-mutation-positive patients with features of Marfan syndrome type 1 and Loeys-Dietz syndrome and report of 22 novel FBN1 mutations
✍ Scribed by B Söylen; KK Singh; A Abuzainin; K Rommel; H Becker; M Arslan-Kirchner; J Schmidtke
- Book ID
- 110888730
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 91 KB
- Volume
- 75
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0009-9163
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