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Loeys-Dietz syndrome 2

Loeys-Dietz syndrome 2 is an autosomal dominant disorder caused by mutations of TGF beta receptor 2. It is characterized by connective tissue dysfunction in the skeletal and vascular system.

Systematic

Loeys-Dietz syndrome
Loeys-Dietz syndrome 1
Loeys-Dietz syndrome 2
TGFBR2

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Sanford LP et al. (1997) TGFbeta2 knockout mice have multiple developmental defects that are non-overlapping with other TGFbeta knockout phenotypes.

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Watanabe Y et al. (2008) Paternal somatic mosaicism of a TGFBR2 mutation transmitting to an affected son with Loeys-Dietz syndrome.

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None (1994) Marfan syndrome or Marfan-like connective-tissue disorder.

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Dietz H et al. (1995) The question of heterogeneity in Marfan syndrome.

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Collod G et al. (1996) Fibulin-2: genetic mapping and exclusion as a candidate gene in Marfan syndrome type 2.

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Collod G et al. (1994) A second locus for Marfan syndrome maps to chromosome 3p24.2-p25.

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Chung BH et al. (2014) Hand and fibrillin-1 deposition abnormalities in Loeys-Dietz syndrome--expanding the clinical spectrum.

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Boileau C et al. (1995) Reply to "The question of heterogeneity in Marfan syndrome"

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Boileau C et al. (1990) Linkage analysis of five fibrillar collagen loci in a large French Marfan syndrome family.

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Attias D et al. (2009) Comparison of clinical presentations and outcomes between patients with TGFBR2 and FBN1 mutations in Marfan syndrome and related disorders.

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Sheikhzadeh S et al. (2014) Dural ectasia in Loeys-Dietz syndrome: comprehensive study of 30 patients with a TGFBR1 or TGFBR2 mutation.

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Jondeau G et al. (2016) International Registry of Patients Carrying TGFBR1 or TGFBR2 Mutations: Results of the MAC (Montalcino Aortic Consortium).

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None (2008) Evolution of the face in Loeys-Dietz syndrome type II: longitudinal observations from infancy in seven cases.

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Loeys BL et al. (2005) A syndrome of altered cardiovascular, craniofacial, neurocognitive and skeletal development caused by mutations in TGFBR1 or TGFBR2.

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Pannu H et al. (2005) Mutations in transforming growth factor-beta receptor type II cause familial thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections.

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Mizuguchi T et al. (2004) Heterozygous TGFBR2 mutations in Marfan syndrome.

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Kosaki K et al. (2006) Molecular pathology of Shprintzen-Goldberg syndrome.

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Kirmani S et al. (2010) Germline TGF-beta receptor mutations and skeletal fragility: a report on two patients with Loeys-Dietz syndrome.

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Ito Y et al. (2003) Conditional inactivation of Tgfbr2 in cranial neural crest causes cleft palate and calvaria defects.

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Hasham SN et al. (2003) Mapping a locus for familial thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections (TAAD2) to 3p24-25.

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Disabella E et al. (2006) Two novel and one known mutation of the TGFBR2 gene in Marfan syndrome not associated with FBN1 gene defects.

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Boileau C et al. (1993) Autosomal dominant Marfan-like connective-tissue disorder with aortic dilation and skeletal anomalies not linked to the fibrillin genes.

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Azhar M et al. (2003) Transforming growth factor beta in cardiovascular development and function.

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Tran-Fadulu V et al. (2009) Analysis of multigenerational families with thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections due to TGFBR1 or TGFBR2 mutations.

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Loeys BL et al. (2006) Aneurysm syndromes caused by mutations in the TGF-beta receptor.

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