Multiple facial angiofibromas: A manifestation of Frank-ter Haar syndrome?

Riccardo G Borroni^{1

2}, Francesco Piscazzi^{1

2}, Mario Valenti^{1

2}, Valeria Rimoldi², Monica Barile³, Paolo Bianchi³, Rebecca Favaro^{2

4}, Alessandra Formai^{2

4}, Angelo Selicorni⁵, Sofia Manara⁶, Valeriano Vinci^{2

7}, Andrea G Lania^{2

8}, Antonio Costanzo^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Dermatology Unit, Humanitas Research Hospital, IRCCS, Rozzano, Milan, Italy.
² Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy.
³ U.O. Laboratorio Analisi, Humanitas Research Hospital-IRCCS, Rozzano, Milan, Italy.
⁴ Skin Pathology Lab, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy.
⁵ Pediatrics Unit, Mariani Foundation Center for Fragile Child ASST-Lariana, Sant'Anna Hospital, San Fermo della Battaglia, Como, Italy.
⁶ Pathology, Humanitas Research Hospital-IRCCS, Rozzano, Milan, Italy.
⁷ Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Unit, Humanitas Research Hospital-IRCCS, Rozzano, Milan, Italy.
⁸ Endocrinology, Humanitas Research Hospital-IRCCS, Rozzano, Milan, Italy.

Riccardo G Borroni et al. Am J Med Genet A. 2023 Aug.

. 2023 Aug;191(8):2249-2251.

doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.63231. Epub 2023 May 4.

¹ Dermatology Unit, Humanitas Research Hospital, IRCCS, Rozzano, Milan, Italy.
² Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy.
³ U.O. Laboratorio Analisi, Humanitas Research Hospital-IRCCS, Rozzano, Milan, Italy.
⁴ Skin Pathology Lab, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy.
⁵ Pediatrics Unit, Mariani Foundation Center for Fragile Child ASST-Lariana, Sant'Anna Hospital, San Fermo della Battaglia, Como, Italy.
⁶ Pathology, Humanitas Research Hospital-IRCCS, Rozzano, Milan, Italy.
⁷ Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Unit, Humanitas Research Hospital-IRCCS, Rozzano, Milan, Italy.
⁸ Endocrinology, Humanitas Research Hospital-IRCCS, Rozzano, Milan, Italy.

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