Loeys-Dietz Syndrome
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1.000 |
Biomarker
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disease |
BEFREE |
Mutations in the genes FBN1, TGFBR1, and TGFBR2 can result in heritable connective tissue disorders comprising the Marfan syndrome and the Loeys-Dietz syndrome.
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20662850 |
2011 |
Loeys-Dietz Syndrome
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1.000 |
GeneticVariation
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disease |
BEFREE |
Additional genes in the TGFβ network include FBN1, TGFBR1, and TGFBR2, mutations of which cause either Marfan syndrome (MFS) or Loeys-Dietz syndrome (LDS), respectively.
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21465659 |
2011 |
Loeys-Dietz Syndrome
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1.000 |
Biomarker
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disease |
BEFREE |
Our data suggest that TGFBR2 haploinsufficiency may cause a phenotype, which is distinct from LDS.
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21567932 |
2011 |
Loeys-Dietz Syndrome
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1.000 |
GeneticVariation
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disease |
BEFREE |
In addition, a mouse genetics approach has also been used to investigate the disease pathogenesis of Loeys-Dietz syndrome, a familial autosomal dominant human disorder characterized by a dilated aortic root, and associated with mutations in the two TGFβ signaling receptor genes, TGFBR1 and TGFBR2.
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21538815 |
2011 |
Loeys-Dietz Syndrome
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1.000 |
GeneticVariation
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disease |
BEFREE |
Four unrelated patients with LDS due to a mutation in the TGFBR2 gene were observed to have numerous facial milia.
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20956634 |
2011 |
Loeys-Dietz Syndrome
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1.000 |
CausalMutation
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disease |
CLINVAR |
Dexamethasone normalizes aberrant elastic fiber production and collagen 1 secretion by Loeys-Dietz syndrome fibroblasts: a possible treatment?
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21267002 |
2011 |
Loeys-Dietz Syndrome
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1.000 |
GeneticVariation
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disease |
BEFREE |
Loeys-Dietz Syndrome (LDS) is an autosomal dominant aortic aneurysm syndrome with multisystem involvement, caused by heterozygous mutations of transforming growth factor beta receptor type 1 (TGFBR1) or type 2 (TGFBR2) genes.
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20101701 |
2010 |
Loeys-Dietz Syndrome
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1.000 |
GeneticVariation
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disease |
BEFREE |
Aortic dilatation/dissection (AD) can occur spontaneously or in association with genetic syndromes, such as Marfan syndrome (MFS; caused by FBN1 mutations), MFS type 2 and Loeys-Dietz syndrome (associated with TGFBR1/TGFBR2 mutations), and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) vascular type (caused by COL3A1 mutations).
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20648054 |
2010 |
Loeys-Dietz Syndrome
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1.000 |
CausalMutation
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disease |
CLINVAR |
Quantitative analysis of TGFBR2 mutations in Marfan-syndrome-related disorders suggests a correlation between phenotypic severity and Smad signaling activity.
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21098638 |
2010 |
Loeys-Dietz Syndrome
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1.000 |
GeneticVariation
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disease |
BEFREE |
Recently, mutations in the genes required for transforming growth factor-beta signaling (TGFBR1 and TGFBR2) have been found in several disorders with varying degrees of overlap with classical MFS, including Loeys-Dietz syndrome and familial thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections.
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19772952 |
2010 |
Loeys-Dietz Syndrome
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1.000 |
GeneticVariation
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disease |
BEFREE |
Loeys-Dietz syndrome (LDS, OMIM # 609192) caused by heterozygous mutations in TGFBR1 and TGFBR2 has recently been described as an important cause of familial aortic aneurysms.
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20358619 |
2010 |
Loeys-Dietz Syndrome
|
1.000 |
Biomarker
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disease |
CTD_human |
Loeys-Dietz syndrome (LDS, OMIM # 609192) caused by heterozygous mutations in TGFBR1 and TGFBR2 has recently been described as an important cause of familial aortic aneurysms.
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20358619 |
2010 |
Loeys-Dietz Syndrome
|
1.000 |
AlteredExpression
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disease |
BEFREE |
Here, we present a comprehensive and quantitative analysis of TGFBR2 expression, turnover and TGF-β-induced Smad and ERK signaling activity for nine mutations identified in patients with LDS, MFS2 and TAAD.
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21098638 |
2010 |
Loeys-Dietz Syndrome
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1.000 |
GeneticVariation
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disease |
BEFREE |
Loeys-Dietz syndrome (LDS) is an autosomal dominant connective tissue disorder resulting from genetic mutations in the transforming growth factor beta receptors 1 and 2 (TGFBR1 and TGFBR2).
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18852674 |
2009 |
Loeys-Dietz Syndrome
|
1.000 |
GeneticVariation
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disease |
BEFREE |
Heterozygosity for mutations in the TGFBR1 or TGFBR2 genes cause Loeys-Dietz syndrome (LDS) types 2A and 2B that overlap with MFS1 in their clinical features.
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19159394 |
2009 |
Loeys-Dietz Syndrome
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1.000 |
GeneticVariation
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disease |
BEFREE |
TGFBR2 mutations can also cause TAAD in the absence of features of LDS in large multigenerational families, yet only sporadic LDS cases or parent-child pairs with TGFBR1 mutations have been reported to date.
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19542084 |
2009 |
Loeys-Dietz Syndrome
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1.000 |
GeneticVariation
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disease |
CLINVAR |
Histopathologic findings in ascending aortas from individuals with Loeys-Dietz syndrome (LDS).
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18852674 |
2009 |
Loeys-Dietz Syndrome
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1.000 |
GeneticVariation
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disease |
BEFREE |
We report two novel mutations in the TGFBR1 and TGFBR2 genes in two patients affected with LDS and showing marked phenotypic variability.
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19883511 |
2009 |
Loeys-Dietz Syndrome
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1.000 |
GeneticVariation
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disease |
BEFREE |
A new sporadic case of early-onset Loeys-Dietz syndrome due to the recurrent mutation p.R528C in the TGFBR2 gene substantiates interindividual clinical variability.
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19875893 |
2009 |
Loeys-Dietz Syndrome
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1.000 |
GeneticVariation
|
disease |
BEFREE |
The implication of mutations in the TGFBR2 gene, known to be involved in cancers, in Marfan syndrome (MFS) and later in Loeys-Dietz syndrome (LDS) and Familial Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms and Dissections (TAAD2) gives a new example of the complexity of one gene involved in multiple diseases.
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17935258 |
2008 |
Loeys-Dietz Syndrome
|
1.000 |
Biomarker
|
disease |
BEFREE |
Mutations in the genes encoding transforming growth factor-beta receptor types I and II (TGFBR1 and TGFBR2, respectively) are commonly identified in patients with Loeys-Dietz syndrome, as well as some patients with Marfan's syndrome or familial thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections.
|
18721526 |
2008 |
Loeys-Dietz Syndrome
|
1.000 |
CausalMutation
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disease |
CLINVAR |
Identification of 23 TGFBR2 and 6 TGFBR1 gene mutations and genotype-phenotype investigations in 457 patients with Marfan syndrome type I and II, Loeys-Dietz syndrome and related disorders.
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18781618 |
2008 |
Loeys-Dietz Syndrome
|
1.000 |
CausalMutation
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disease |
CLINVAR |
A new locus-specific database (LSDB) for mutations in the TGFBR2 gene: UMD-TGFBR2.
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17935258 |
2008 |
Loeys-Dietz Syndrome
|
1.000 |
Biomarker
|
disease |
CTD_human |
Paternal somatic mosaicism of a TGFBR2 mutation transmitting to an affected son with Loeys-Dietz syndrome.
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19006214 |
2008 |
Loeys-Dietz Syndrome
|
1.000 |
GeneticVariation
|
disease |
BEFREE |
Paternal somatic mosaicism of a TGFBR2 mutation transmitting to an affected son with Loeys-Dietz syndrome.
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19006214 |
2008 |