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A Turkish patient of typical Loeys-Dietz syndrome with a TGFBR2 mutation.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20681224     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We describe a 2-year-old male patient with skeletal, neurological, cardiovascular, and connective tissue anomalies. Skeletal anomalies included pectus excavatum, hammer toes and hallux valgus and camptodactyly. The characteristic craniofacial findings of hypertelorism, down slanting palpebral fissures, strabismus, ptosis of eyelids, bifid uvula, high-arched palate and retrognathia were present. The proband has been operated on twice for bilateral inguinal hernia and several times for his foot deformities. Psychomotor development was retarded. At present, echocardiographic findings show aortic root dilation. The patient has important characteristics of Loeys-Dietz syndrome (LDS). Direct sequencing analysis of the transforming growth factor beta receptor I and II (TGFBR1 and 2) genes was performed and was demonstrated heterozygous missense mutation of the TGFBR2 gene in the patient, which confirms the diagnosis of LDS. This is the first Turkish patient with typical clinical signs of LDS. This report also illustrates that LDS and Shprintzen-Goldberg syndrome (SGS) have some common clinical characteristics.
Authors:
E Tug; B Loeys; A De Paepe; H Aydin; K Gideroglu
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Genetic counseling (Geneva, Switzerland)     Volume:  21     ISSN:  1015-8146     ISO Abbreviation:  Genet. Couns.     Publication Date:  2010  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-08-04     Completed Date:  2010-09-03     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9015261     Medline TA:  Genet Couns     Country:  Switzerland    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  225-32     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Genetics, Abant Izzet Baysal University, Izzet Baysal Medical School, Bolu, Turkey. esratug@hotmail.com
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aorta / abnormalities*
Child, Preschool
Craniosynostoses
Dilatation, Pathologic
Hand Deformities, Congenital* / genetics
Humans
Loeys-Dietz Syndrome / genetics*
Male
Mutation, Missense*
Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases / genetics*
Receptors, Transforming Growth Factor beta / genetics*
Turkey
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Receptors, Transforming Growth Factor beta; EC 2.7.11.1/Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases; EC 2.7.11.30/transforming growth factor-beta type II receptor

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