Proteus syndrome: clinical evidence for somatic mosaicism and selective review

Am J Med Genet. 1993 Oct 1;47(5):645-52. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.1320470514.

Abstract

I report 2 unusual cases of Proteus syndrome that support the concept of somatic mosaicism. In one patient, a huge connective tissue nevus covered the chest and abdomen and hyperostoses of the calvaria were observed. In the other patient, linear verrucous epidermal nevi, epibulbar dermoids, and hyperostoses were found. No enlargement of the limbs or digits occurred and the plantar surfaces of the feet were normal. Selective aspects of Proteus syndrome not previously reviewed are also presented including: uncommon neoplasms; pulmonary and renal abnormalities; brain malformations; facial phenotype associated with seizures and severe mental deficiency; and types of abnormal growth in the craniofacial skeleton.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Brain / abnormalities
  • Child, Preschool
  • Connective Tissue Diseases / genetics
  • Connective Tissue Diseases / pathology
  • Hamartoma / genetics
  • Hamartoma / pathology
  • Humans
  • Hyperostosis / genetics
  • Hyperostosis / pathology
  • Intellectual Disability / genetics
  • Kidney / abnormalities
  • Lung / abnormalities
  • Male
  • Mosaicism*
  • Neoplasms / genetics
  • Phenotype
  • Proteus Syndrome / genetics*
  • Proteus Syndrome / pathology
  • Skin Diseases / genetics
  • Skin Diseases / pathology