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Cowden syndrome historical perspective
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Cowden syndrome/ Cowden’s disease/ multiple hamartoma syndrome follows autosomal dominant fashion of inheritance. Cowden syndrome was first described in 1940 by Salem and Steck.
Historical Perspective
Historical Perspective
Discovery
- Cowden syndrome was first described in 1940 by Salem and Steck.[1]
- Cowden syndrome was first discovered by Lloyd and Dennis, in 1963.[2]
- The association between autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance and Cowden syndrome was made in 1972.
References
References
- ↑ Chippagiri P, Banavar Ravi S, Patwa N (2013). “Multiple hamartoma syndrome with characteristic oral and cutaneous manifestations”. Case Rep Dent. 2013: 315109. doi:10.1155/2013/315109. PMC 3787619. PMID 24151559.
- ↑ McIver, Bryan; Eberhardt, Norman L. (2002). “Cowden Disease and the PTEN/MMAC1 Gene”: 151–175. doi:10.1007/978-4-431-67885-4_11.
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