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Milroy Disease

Milroy Disease is a hereditary form of primary lymphedema classified under lymphatic system disorders, distinguished by congenital dysfunction of the lymphatic vessels due to mutations in the FLT4 gene, leading to impaired lymphatic drainage and chronic swelling, typically in the lower limbs.

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2.6K

Citations

170

Authors

77

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

3

Variants

Hereditary Lymphedema Type IMilroy's Disease

Parents

Publications

44

A model for gene therapy of human hereditary lymphedema

Marika J. Karkkainen, Anne Saaristo, Lotta Jussila et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2001 · 611 citations · Full text

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Exome sequencing for prenatal diagnosis of fetuses with sonographic abnormalities

Suzanne Drury, Hywel Williams, Natalie Trump et al. · Prenatal Diagnosis · 2015 · 228 citations · Full text

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Mutation in Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-C, a Ligand for Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-3, Is Associated With Autosomal Dominant Milroy-Like Primary Lymphedema

Kristiana Gordon, Dörte Schulte, Glen Brice et al. · Circulation Research · 2013 · 168 citations · Full text

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CHRONIC HEREDITARY EDEMA: MILROY'S DISEASE

W. F. Milroy · Journal of the American Medical Association · 1928 · 124 citations

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Hereditary lymphedema type I associated with <i>VEGFR3</i> mutation: the first <i>de novo</i> case and atypical presentations

Arash Ghalamkarpour, Susanne Morlot, Annick Raas‐Rothschild et al. · Clinical Genetics · 2006 · 104 citations

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Authors

170

  1. PM
    Peter Mortimer

    St George's, University of London, United Kingdom

    6 publications · 508 citations

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  2. SJ
    Steve Jeffery

    St George's, University of London, United Kingdom

    5 publications · 483 citations

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  3. SM
    Sahar Mansour

    St George's, University of London, United Kingdom

    5 publications · 407 citations

    5

    h-index

  4. KG
    Kristiana Gordon

    St George's, University of London, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 207 citations

    3

    h-index

  5. FC
    Fiona Connell

    St George's, University of London, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 368 citations

    3

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Institutions

77

  1. St George's, University of London

    London, United Kingdom

    6 h-index

    46 publications

    4.3K citations

  2. Boston Children's Hospital

    Boston, United States

    2 h-index

    8 publications

    188 citations

  3. University Hospital of Zurich

    Zurich, Switzerland

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    109 citations

  4. University of Arizona

    Tucson, United States

    2 h-index

    7 publications

    602 citations

  5. Lurie Children's Hospital

    Chicago, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    18 citations

  6. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

    Jerusalem, Israel

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    104 citations

  7. The University of Queensland

    Brisbane, Australia

    1 h-index

    7 publications

    259 citations

  8. Universidad de Londres

    Mexico City, Mexico

    1 h-index

    7 publications

    707 citations

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Venues

  1. PubMed

    Repository · 11 publications · 405 citations

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  2. Journal of the American Medical Association

    3 publications · 150 citations

    3

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  3. Journal of Medical Genetics

    JMG · 2 publications · 133 citations

    2

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  4. Acta Medica Scandinavica

    2 publications · 44 citations

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  5. Prenatal Diagnosis

    2 publications · 258 citations

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