Germline TGF‐β receptor mutations and skeletal fragility: A report on two patients with Loeys–Dietz syndrome
Kirmani S, Tebben P, Lteif A, Gordon D, Clarke B, Hefferan T, Yaszemski M, McGrann P, Lindor N, Ellison J. Germline TGF‐β receptor mutations and skeletal fragility: A report on two patients with Loeys–Dietz syndrome. American Journal Of Medical Genetics Part A 2010, 152A: 1016-1019. PMID: 20358619, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.33356.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsLow bone mineral densityBone mineral densityMarfan syndromeSkeletal fragilitySurgical repairMineral densityTalipes equinovarusEhlers-Danlos syndrome type IVFamilial aortic aneurysmsAortic root dilatationSubmucous cleft palateLoeys-Dietz syndromeRoot dilatationCleft palateFragility fracturesSignificant skeletal deformityHeterozygous mutationsReceptor mutationsPectus excavatumVascular fragilityEDS-IVInguinal herniaAortic aneurysmAscending aortaVascular complications