Novel Pathogenic Variant in TGFBR2 Confirmed by Molecular Modeling Is a Rare Cause of Loeys-Dietz Syndrome

Loeys-Dietz syndrome (LDS) is a connective tissue disorder characterized by vascular findings of aneurysm and/or dissection of cerebral, thoracic, or abdominal arteries and skeletal findings. We report a case of a novel pathogenic variant in TGFBR2 and phenotype consistent with classic LDS. The prob...

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Main Authors: Michael T. Zimmermann, Raul A. Urrutia, Patrick R. Blackburn, Margot A. Cousin, Nicole J. Boczek, Eric W. Klee, Colleen Macmurdo, Paldeep S. Atwal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Genetics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/7263780