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Neonatal Marfan syndrome: unusually large deletion of exons 24-26 of FBN1 associated with poor prognosis.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20455198     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Neonatal Marfan syndrome is a very rare subset of the classical Marfan syndrome with pronounced phenotypic expression especially of the cardiovascular manifestations. It is associated with a very poor prognosis, with approximately 50% of affected infants dying from cardiac failure during the first year of life. We present a newborn with the classical phenotype of neonatal Marfan syndrome. Within few hours after birth, progressive and refractory heart failure developed. Postmortal molecular study revealed an unusually large deletion of exons 24-26 within the so-called neonatal region of the gene FBN1, which might explain the unfavourable course of the disease in our patient.
Authors:
C Apitz; S Mackensen-Haen; M Girisch; G Kerst; G Wiegand; M Stuhrmann; K Niethammer; G Behrwind; M Hofbeck
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article     Date:  2010-05-07
Journal Detail:
Title:  Klinische Pädiatrie     Volume:  222     ISSN:  1439-3824     ISO Abbreviation:  Klin Padiatr     Publication Date:  2010 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-07-28     Completed Date:  2010-12-20     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0326144     Medline TA:  Klin Padiatr     Country:  Germany    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  261-3     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
(c) Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart-New York.
Affiliation:
Abteilung Kinderheilkunde II, Universitäts-Kinderklinik Tübingen, Hoppe-Seyler-Strasse 1, Tübingen, Germany. christian.apitz@med.uni-tuebingen.de
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Chromosome Deletion*
Disease Progression
Echocardiography
Exons / genetics*
Fatal Outcome
Female
Heart Failure / diagnosis*,  genetics*,  pathology
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Marfan Syndrome / diagnosis*,  genetics*,  pathology
Microfilament Proteins / genetics*
Myocardium / pathology
Phenotype
Pneumopericardium / diagnosis,  genetics,  pathology
Pneumothorax / diagnosis,  genetics,  pathology
Pregnancy
Prognosis
Pulmonary Atresia / diagnosis,  genetics,  pathology
Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / diagnosis,  genetics,  pathology
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Microfilament Proteins; 0/fibrillin

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