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J Med Genet 43:908-916 doi:10.1136/jmg.2006.042176
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Clinical features in a family with an R460H mutation in transforming growth factor β receptor 2 gene

Table 1

 Features present in individuals

Ι1 Ι2 ΙΙ1 ΙΙ2 ΙΙ3 ΙΙ4 ΙΙ5 ΙΙ6 ΙΙΙ1 ΙΙΙ2 ΙΙΙ3 ΙΙΙ4 ΙΙΙ5 ΙΙΙ6 ΙΙΙ7 ΙΙΙ8 III9 ΙV1 ΙV2 ΙV3 ΙV4 ΙV5
A, aorta; BC, brachiocephalic artery; C, cerebral arteries; Ct, carotid artery; F, female; M, male; SAH, subarachnoid haemorrhage; SC, subclavian artery; V, vertebral arteries; +, feature present; −, feature absent; ?, data not available.
Dead/postmortem +/? +/+ +/+ +/? +/+ +/+ −/− −/− +/+ −/− −/− +/+ −/− −/− −/− −/− −/− −/− −/− −/− −/− −/−
Age (years) 44 55 37 41 60 47 67 59 44 49 42 27 44 34 33 35 17 21 18 25 8 15
Sex F F F F F M F M F F F F F F F F F F M F M M
R460H TGFβR2 mutation + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
Hypertelorism ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? +
Cleft palate ? ? ? ?
Bifid uvula ? ? ? ? ? ? + ?
Strabismus ? ? ? ? ? + ? + + +
Aortic root dilatation (cm) ? ? ? ? +/5 ? +/4.4 +/5.1 ? +/3.8 +/3.8 +/5.2 −/3.4 −/3.4 −/3.2 +/4.2 −/2.5 −/3.2 +/4.2 +/2.9 +/4.1
Aortic dissection ? + + ? + + + + +
Type ? ? B ? A A B
Aortic repair/graft + + +
at 49 at 20 at 17
Arterial tortuosity ? ? ? ? ? ? + + ? ? ? + ? ? + ? ? ? ? ? ? +
A, Ct, C C C Ct, C, V C
Arterial aneurysm ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? + ? ? ? + ? ? ? ?
SC BC
Bicuspid aortic valve ? ? ? ? ?
Aortic regurgitation ? ? ? ? + ? + ? + + + + + + + +
Floppy mitral valve/prolapse ? ? ? ? ? ? + +
Mitral regurgitation ? ? ? ? ? + ? + + + + + +
Cerebral aneurysm ? ? ? ? ? ? + + ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
SAH ? ? ? ? + +
Height centile ? >25 ? ? <99.6 ? <99.6 <91 <98 >9 >75 >99.6 <50 <75 >75 >99.6 <98 <50 >75 >75 98 75
Armspan:height ratio ? ? ? ? 1.02 ? 1.04 1.04 ? 1.02 1.06 ? 1.01 1 0.95 1 0.98 1 1 0.98 0.97 1
Arachnodactyly ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Pectus deformity ? ? ? ? ? + + + + + + + +
Scoliosis ? ? ? ? ? + + + + ?
Beighton score ? ? ? ? ? ? 0/9 0/9 ? 5/9 7/9 ? 4/9 6/9 7/9 2/9 8/9 7/9 7/9 6/9 2/9 6/9
Painful joints ? ? ? ? + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
Striae ? ? ? ? ? ? + ? + ? + + + + + + + +
Translucent/fine skin ? ? ? ? ? ? + + ? + + ? + + + + + ? + + + +
Easy bruising ? ? ? ? ? ? + + ? + + ? + + + + + + + + +
Varicose veins ? ? ? ? + ? + + + + + + + ?
Hernia ? +x2 ? ? +x5 + + +x6 +x2 + + + + +x3
Developmental delay ? ? ?
Migrainous headaches ? + ? ? + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
Fatigue ? ? ? ? ? + + + ? + + ? + + + + + +

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