A NOVEL FLT4 GENE MUTATION AND MR LYMPHANGIOGRAPHY IN A CHINESE FAMILY WITH MILROY DISEASE

Lymphology. 2015 Jun;48(2):93-6.

Abstract

Milroy disease is a congenital onset lymphedema linked to FLT4 gene mutations in the tyrosine kinase domain. So far, a total of 59 different FLT4 variants have been identified. Here, we report a novel FLT4 gene mutation in a Chinese family with Milroy disease and present their clinical symptoms and MR lymphangiographic findings.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Asian People / genetics*
  • Child, Preschool
  • China
  • DNA Mutational Analysis
  • Female
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease
  • Heredity
  • Humans
  • Lower Extremity / pathology*
  • Lymphedema / ethnology
  • Lymphedema / genetics*
  • Lymphedema / pathology*
  • Lymphography / methods*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Male
  • Mutation*
  • Pedigree
  • Phenotype
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-3 / genetics*

Substances

  • FLT4 protein, human
  • Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-3