Lymphedema–distichiasis syndrome
Lymphedema–distichiasis syndrome is a medical condition associated with the FOXC2 gene.[2]:849 People with this hereditary condition have a double row of eyelashes, which is called distichiasis, and a risk of swollen limbs due to problems in the lymphatic system.
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Other names | Lymphedema with distichiasis[1] |
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Lymphedema–distichiasis syndrome is inherited in an autosomal dominant manner |
Notes
- "Lymphedema-distichiasis syndrome | Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center (GARD) – an NCATS Program". rarediseases.info.nih.gov. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- James, William D.; Berger, Timothy G.; et al. (2006). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: clinical Dermatology. Saunders Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-7216-2921-6.
References
- Mangion J, Rahman N, Mansour S, Brice G, Rosbotham J, Child A, Murday V, Mortimer P, Barfoot R, Sigurdsson A, Edkins S, Sarfarazi M, Burnand K, Evans A, Nunan T, Stratton M, Jeffery S (1999). "A gene for lymphedema-distichiasis maps to 16q24.3". Am J Hum Genet. 65 (2): 427–32. doi:10.1086/302500. PMC 1377941. PMID 10417285.
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