CLOVES syndrome is characterized by congenital lipomatous overgrowth, vascular malformation, epidermal nevi, and scoliosis/spinal malformation. It is caused by somatic mosaicism of gain-of-function variants of . Here, we describe a novel case of a 5-year-old Japanese girl with CLOVES and concurrent pancreatic steatosis. She had a recurrent somatic mutation in (NM_006218.3: c.1357G>A, p.Glu453Lys), elevated HbA1c levels, and pancreatic steatosis. This case indicates that pancreatic screening is critical for related disorders.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41439-019-0063-9 | DOI Listing |
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