Transmission of Proteus syndrome from father to son?

We present a male infant with cranial hemi-hypertrophy, a lymphangioma, a lipoma, and epidermal naevi. A diagnosis of Proteus syndrome was made. His father had had a large lymphangioma resected from the right side of the face as a child. We propose that Proteus syndrome has been transmitted from fat...

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Published in:Journal of medical genetics 1991-11, Vol.28 (11), p.781-785
Main Authors: Goodship, J, Redfearn, A, Milligan, D, Gardner-Medwin, D, Burn, J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Complex syndromes
Facial Asymmetry - genetics
Genes, Dominant
Humans
Infant
Male
Medical genetics
Medical sciences
Models, Genetic
Mosaicism
Proteus Syndrome - diagnosis
Proteus Syndrome - genetics
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Summary:We present a male infant with cranial hemi-hypertrophy, a lymphangioma, a lipoma, and epidermal naevi. A diagnosis of Proteus syndrome was made. His father had had a large lymphangioma resected from the right side of the face as a child. We propose that Proteus syndrome has been transmitted from father to son.
ISSN:0022-2593
1468-6244
1468-6244
DOI:10.1136/jmg.28.11.781