Forkhead box protein C2
The FOXC2 gene encodes a transcription factor. Mutations cause autosomal dominant hereditary lymphedema with distichiasis which may or may not be accopanied by diabetes and renal involvement.
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Berry FB et al. (2005) The establishment of a predictive mutational model of the forkhead domain through the analyses of FOXC2 missense mutations identified in patients with hereditary lymphedema with distichiasis.
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Fang J et al. (2000) Mutations in FOXC2 (MFH-1), a forkhead family transcription factor, are responsible for the hereditary lymphedema-distichiasis syndrome.
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Bell R et al. (2001) Analysis of lymphoedema-distichiasis families for FOXC2 mutations reveals small insertions and deletions throughout the gene.
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Erickson RP et al. (2001) Clinical heterogeneity in lymphoedema-distichiasis with FOXC2 truncating mutations.
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Brice G et al. (2002) Analysis of the phenotypic abnormalities in lymphoedema-distichiasis syndrome in 74 patients with FOXC2 mutations or linkage to 16q24.
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Kriederman BM et al. (2003) FOXC2 haploinsufficient mice are a model for human autosomal dominant lymphedema-distichiasis syndrome.
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Mellor RH et al. (2007) Mutations in FOXC2 are strongly associated with primary valve failure in veins of the lower limb.
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Finegold DN et al. (2001) Truncating mutations in FOXC2 cause multiple lymphedema syndromes.
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Orphanet article
Orphanet ID 121891
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NCBI article
NCBI 2303
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OMIM.ORG article
Omim 602402
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Wikipedia article
Wikipedia EN (FOXC2)
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Update: June 23, 2025