We report on a patient with manifestations of encephalocraniocutaneous lipomatosis a n d Proteus syndrome. Further comparison with other reported patients demwstrates a continuum, not 2 distinct entities that share common manifestations. This continuum supports the concept of somatic mosaicism.
Regional proteus syndrome and somatic mosaicism
β Scribed by Smeets, Eric ;Fryns, Jean-Pierre ;Cohen, M. Michael
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 245 KB
- Volume
- 51
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0148-7299
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