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  • Title: Clinical diagnosis and mutation analysis of a Chinese family with Camurati-Engelmann disease.
    Author: Chen Y, Xie W, Hu F, Chen J, Zheng H, Zhou H, Ni B, Li W, Zhou J.
    Journal: Mol Med Rep; 2017 Jan; 15(1):235-239. PubMed ID: 27959412.
    Abstract:
    Camurati-Engelmann disease (CED) is a rare autosomal dominant bone disorder caused by a mutation in transforming growth factor β1 (TGFβ1). The present study aimed to identify a Chinese family with suspected CED based on the clinical symptoms, including pain in extremities, waddling gait, muscle weakness, cortical thickening of the diaphysis of the long bones, and sclerosis of the skull, facial bone, and pelvis. Molecular analysis revealed the presence of the p.Glu169Lys (E169K) mutation in exon 2 of TGFβ1 in patients when compared with the controls. Therefore, the Chinese family was diagnosed with CED due to the presence of the E169K mutation. The present study emphasized the importance of clinical and genetic evidence for the diagnosis of CED. The data presented in the present study are of significance to clinicians, as well as genetic counselors, in the prenatal screening of CED.
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