Mutations in FOXC2 (MFH-1), a Forkhead Family Transcription Factor, Are Responsible for the Hereditary Lymphedema-Distichiasis Syndrome
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Truncating mutations in FOXC2 cause multiple lymphedema syndromes.
Hereditary lymphedemas are developmental disorders of the lymphatics resulting in edema of the extremities due to altered lymphatic flow. One such disorder, the lymphedema-distichiasis syndrome, has been reported to be caused by mutations in the forkhead transcription factor, FOXC2. We sequenced the FOXC2 gene in 86 lymphedema families to identify mutations. Eleven families were identified with...
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The FOX family of transcription factor genes is an evolutionary conserved, yet functionally diverse class of transcription factors that are important for regulation of energy homeostasis, development and oncogenesis. The proteins encoded by FOX genes are characterized by a conserved DNA-binding domain known as the forkhead domain (FHD). To date, disease-causing mutations have been identified in...
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Lymphedema-distichiasis (LD) syndrome is a rare autosomal dominant disorder of the FOXC2 gene, which codes for a forkhead transcription factor. Most of the mutations described in this gene to date are deletions or insertions, suggesting a mechanism of haploinsufficiency. We studied three independent families with LD presenting with both lymphedema and distichiasis. Two microrearrangements (one ...
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BACKGROUND Hereditary lymphoedema-distichiasis (LD) is an autosomal dominant disorder that classically presents as lymphoedema of the limbs, with variable age of onset, and extra aberrant growth of eyelashes from the Meibomian gland (distichiasis). Other major reported complications include cardiac defects, cleft palate, and extradural cysts. Photophobia, exotropia, ptosis, congenital ectropion...
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عنوان ژورنال: The American Journal of Human Genetics
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0002-9297
DOI: 10.1086/316915