Missense mutations interfere with VEGFR-3 signalling in primary lymphoedema.
Nat Genet
; 25(2): 153-9, 2000 Jun.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-10835628
ABSTRACT
Primary lymphoedema is a rare, autosomal dominant disorder that leads to a disabling and disfiguring swelling of the extremities and, when untreated, tends to worsen with time. Here we link primary human lymphoedema to the FLT4 locus, encoding vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-3 (VEGFR-3), in several families. All disease-associated alleles analysed had missense mutations and encoded proteins with an inactive tyrosine kinase, preventing downstream gene activation. Our study establishes that VEGFR-3 is important for normal lymphatic vascular function and that mutations interfering with VEGFR-3 signal transduction are a cause of primary lymphoedema.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Signal Transduction
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Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases
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Receptors, Cell Surface
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Mutation, Missense
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Lymphedema
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Animals
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Newborn
Language:
En
Journal:
Nat Genet
Journal subject:
GENETICA MEDICA
Year:
2000
Document type:
Article
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