Dyskeratosis congenita (DC)
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Dyskeratosis congenita (DC). X-linked recessive: DKC1, Autosomal dominant: TERC, TERT, RTEL1, TINF2. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Genetic mutations
- X-linked recessive: DKC1
- Autosomal dominant: TERC, TERT, RTEL1, TINF2
- Autosomal recessive: TERT, RTEL1, CTC1, NOP10, NHP2, WRAP53, TPP1
Diagnostic features
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Haematological features
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Vascular malformations
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Cancers
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Stenoses
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Hepatic features
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References
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- Savage SA. Human telomeres and telomere biology disorders. Prog Mol Biol Transl Sci 2014; 125:41-66.
- Kocak H, Ballew BJ, Bisht K, et al. Hoyeraal-Hreidarsson syndrome caused by a germline mutation in the TEL patch of the telomere protein TPP1. Genes Dev 2014; 28:2090-2102.
- Savage SA, Bertuch AA. The genetics and clinical manifestations of telomere biology disorders. Genet Med 2010; 12:753-764.
- Bertuch AA. The molecular genetics of the telomere biology disorders. RNA Biol 2016; 13:696-706.
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