Diseases

Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber Syndrome

A congenital disorder that is characterized by a triad of capillary malformations (HEMANGIOMA), venous malformations (ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA), and soft tissue or bony hypertrophy of the limb. This syndrome is caused by mutations in the VG5Q gene which encodes a strong angiogenesis stimulator.

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A congenital disorder that is characterized by a triad of capillary malformations (HEMANGIOMA), venous malformations (ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA), and soft tissue or bony hypertrophy of the limb. This syndrome is caused by mutations in the VG5Q gene which encodes a strong angiogenesis stimulator.

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  • Angio-Osteohypertrophy Syndrome
  • Angioosteohypertrophy Syndrome
  • Congenital Dysplastic Angiopathy
  • KTW Syndrome
  • Klippel Trenaunay Syndrome
  • Klippel-Trenaunay Disease
  • Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome
  • Klippel-Trénaunay-Weber Syndrome
  • Angio Osteohypertrophy Syndrome
  • Angio-Osteohypertrophy Syndromes
  • Angioosteohypertrophy Syndromes
  • Angiopathies, Congenital Dysplastic
  • Angiopathy, Congenital Dysplastic
  • Congenital Dysplastic Angiopathies
  • Disease, Klippel-Trenaunay
  • Dysplastic Angiopathies, Congenital
  • Dysplastic Angiopathy, Congenital
  • KTW Syndromes
  • Klippel Trenaunay Disease
  • Klippel Trenaunay Weber Syndrome
  • Klippel Trénaunay Weber Syndrome
  • Klippel-Trenaunay Syndromes
  • Syndrome, Angio-Osteohypertrophy
  • Syndrome, Angioosteohypertrophy
  • Syndrome, KTW
  • Syndrome, Klippel Trenaunay
  • Syndrome, Klippel-Trenaunay
  • Syndrome, Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber
  • Syndrome, Klippel-Trénaunay-Weber
  • Syndromes, Angio-Osteohypertrophy
  • Syndromes, Angioosteohypertrophy
  • Syndromes, KTW
  • Syndromes, Klippel-Trenaunay

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

94; was KLIPPEL-TRENAUNAY DISEASE 1975-93 (see under ANGIOMATOSIS 1975-90)

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  1. National Library of Medicine. Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber Syndrome. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007715. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007715
  2. Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber Syndrome. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klippel%E2%80%93Tr%C3%A9naunay_syndrome
  3. Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber Syndrome. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1774750