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Deletion of MAP2K2/MEK2: a novel mechanism for a RASopathy?

Abstract

RASopathies are a class of genetic syndromes caused by germline mutations in genes encoding Ras/mitogen-activated protein kinase (Ras/MAPK) pathway components. Cardio-facio-cutaneous (CFC) syndrome is a RASopathy characterized by distinctive craniofacial features, skin and hair abnormalities, and congenital heart defects caused by activating mutations of BRAF, MEK1, MEK2, and KRAS. We define the phenotype of seven patients with de novo …

Authors

Nowaczyk MJM; Thompson BA; Zeesman S; Moog U; Sanchez‐Lara PA; Magoulas PL; Falk RE; Hoover‐Fong JE; Batista DAS; Amudhavalli SM

Journal

Clinical Genetics, Vol. 85, No. 2, pp. 138–146

Publisher

Wiley

Publication Date

February 2014

DOI

10.1111/cge.12116

ISSN

0009-9163