Transmission of Proteus syndrome from mother to son?
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We present a male infant with cranial hemi-hypertrophy, a lymphangioma, a lipoma, and epidermal naevi. A diagnosis of Proteus syndrome was made. His father had had a large lymphangioma resected from the right side of the face as a child. We propose that Proteus syndrome has been transmitted from father to son.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of medical genetics
دوره 28 11 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1991