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ArticleEuropean journal of human genetics : EJHG2014

Phenotypes of craniofrontonasal syndrome in patients with a pathogenic mutation in EFNB1.

M E P van den Elzen, S R F Twigg, J A C Goos, A J M Hoogeboom, A M W van den Ouweland, A O M Wilkie, I M J Mathijssen

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Article in European journal of human genetics : EJHG, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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22 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 52 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

M E P van den ElzenDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
S R F TwiggWeatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK.
J A C GoosDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
A J M HoogeboomDepartment of Clinical Genetics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
A M W van den OuwelandDepartment of Clinical Genetics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
A O M WilkieWeatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK.
I M J MathijssenDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Erasmus MC · NLUniversity of Oxford · GB

Funding

Wellcome Trust 093329
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Craniofrontonasal syndrome (CFNS) is an X-linked developmental malformation, caused by mutations in the EFNB1 gene, which have only been described since 2004. A genotype-phenotype correlation seems not to be present. As it is of major importance to adequately counsel patients with EFNB1 mutations and their parents, and to improve diagnosis of new patients, more information about the phenotypic features is needed. This study included 23 patients (2 male, 21 female) with confirmed EFNB1 mutations. All patients underwent a thorough physical examination and photographs were taken. If available, radiological images were also consulted. Hypertelorism, longitudinal ridging and/or splitting of nails, a (mild) webbed neck and a clinodactyly of one or more toes were the only consistent features observed in all patients. Frequently observed phenotypic features were bifid tip of the nose (91%), columellar indentation (91%) and low implantation of breasts (90%). In comparison with anthropometric data of facial proportions, patients with CFNS had a significantly different face in multiple respects. An overview of all phenotypic features is shown. Patients with EFNB1 mutations have a clear phenotype. This study will facilitate genetic counseling of parents and patients, and contribute to the diagnostic and screening process of patients with suspected CFNS.

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MutationPhenotypeAdolescentAdultAmino Acid SubstitutionBody Weights and MeasuresChildChild, PreschoolCraniofacial AbnormalitiesCross-Sectional StudiesEphrin-B1FaciesFemaleGenetic Association StudiesHumansInfantEphrin-B1

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PMID24281372
PMCPMC4096149
OpenAlexW1990454313

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