Loeys-Dietz syndrome was first described in 2005. Its features are similar to Marfan’s syndrome and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, but Loeys-Dietz syndrome is caused by different genetic mutations.

"This study shows that both clinical and molecular analyses can distinguish patients with Loeys-Dietz syndrome from those with either Marfan syndrome or vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome," says ...

Marfan syndrome is an inherited ... disorders that affect connective tissue include Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Loeys-Dietz syndrome, MASS phenotype, familial aortic aneurysm, and Stickler syndrome.

in mouse models of Marfan's syndrome. 13 Although the application of this approach to the Loeys–Dietz syndrome may prove beneficial, caution is warranted, pending validation in genetically ...

Loeys-Dietz syndrome was identified in 2005 by then Johns Hopkins researcher Bart Loeys, M.D., Ph.D., and Hal Dietz, who directs Johns Hopkins' research on Marfan syndrome, a genetic disorder ...

director of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine's Center for Marfan Syndrome Research. He added that this process could save many people from an `avoidable death." Loeys-Dietz syndrome ...

Marfan syndrome's features were systematically described by the late Victor McKusick, M.D., recognized as a father of human genetics as a medical discipline. Loeys-Dietz syndrome is estimated to ...

Marfan syndrome is a multisystem connective tissue ... or with related conditions such as Loeys–Dietz syndrome, although it may help identify families for further diagnostic evaluation because ...

Loeys-Dietz syndrome (LDS) is a genetic disorder that disrupts your connective tissues. These tissues work to support and lend flexibility to your muscles, blood vessels, and bones. The changes ...

"This study shows that both clinical and molecular analyses can distinguish patients with Loeys-Dietz syndrome from those with either Marfan syndrome or vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome," says ...