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Bookmark or Share- Proteus Syndrome: Symptoms & Causes - Cleveland ClinicProteus syndrome is a rare genetic condition that causes excessive growth of your bones, skin, organs and/or tissues. The disease causes parts of your body to grow out of proportion with the rest of it. The overgrowth is usually asymmetrical, meaning it affects the right and left sides of your body differently.
- Proteus Syndrome - Symptoms, Causes, Treatment | NORDSummary. Proteus syndrome is a rare disorder characterized by overgrowth of various tissues of the body. The cause of the disorder is a mosaic variant in a gene called AKT1. Disproportionate, asymmetric overgrowth occurs in a mosaic pattern (i.e., a random “patchy” pattern of affected and unaffected areas).
- Proteus syndrome - WikipediaProteus syndrome causes an overgrowth of skin, bones, muscles, fatty tissues, and blood and lymphatic vessels. Proteus syndrome is a progressive condition wherein children are usually born without any obvious deformities. Tumors of skin and bone growths appear as they age typically in early childhood.
- Proteus Syndrome - GeneReviews® - NCBI BookshelfProteus syndrome (PS) is characterized by progressive segmental or patchy overgrowth most commonly affecting the skeleton, skin, adipose, and central nervous systems. In most individuals PS has modest or no manifestations at birth, develops and progresses rapidly beginning in the toddler period, and relentlessly progresses through childhood ...
- Proteus syndrome: MedlinePlus GeneticsProteus syndrome is a rare condition characterized by overgrowth of the bones, skin, and other tissues. Organs and tissues affected by the disease grow out of proportion to the rest of the body. The overgrowth is usually asymmetric, which means it affects the right and left sides of the body differently.
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