Murat Alpaslan, Elodie Fastré, Sandrine Mestre, Arie van Haeringen, Gabriela M Repetto, Kathelijn Keymolen, Laurence M Boon, Florence Belva, Guido Giacalone, Nicole Revencu, Yves Sznajer, Katie Riches, Vaughan Keeley, Sahar Mansour, Kristiana Gordon, Silvia Martin-Almedina, Sara Dobbins, Pia Ostergaard, Isabelle Quere, Pascal Brouillard, Miikka Vikkula
Developmental and functional defects in the lymphatic system are responsible for primary lymphoedema (PL). PL is a chronic debilitating disease caused by increased accumulation of interstitial fluid, predisposing to inflammation, infections and fibrosis. There is no cure, only symptomatic treatment is available. Thirty-two genes or loci have been linked to PL, and another 22 are suggested, including Hepatocyte Growth Factor (HGF). We searched for HGF variants in 770 index patients from the Brussels PL cohort...
April 26, 2024: Human Molecular Genetics