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Preferred term

Loeys-Dietz Syndrome  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • An autosomal dominant aneurysm with multisystem abnormalities caused by increased TGF-BETA signaling due to mutations in type I or II of TGF-BETA RECEPTOR. Additional craniofacial features include CLEFT PALATE; CRANIOSYNOSTOSIS; HYPERTELORISM; or bifid uvula. Phenotypes closely resemble MARFAN SYNDROME; Marfanoid craniosynostosis syndrome (Shprintzen-Goldberg syndrome); and EHLERS-DANLOS SYNDROME. Loeys-Dietz Syndrome with aortic aneurysm or dissection.

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-NM1HJTG3-R

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