Alternative titles and symbols : Valvular heart disease, congenital; EDS5; XMVD; Myxomatous valvular dystrophy, X-linked; Ehlers-danlos syndrome, type V;
Description : X-linked cardiac valvular dysplasia is a rare X-linked form of heart disease characterized
by mitral and/or aortic valve regurgitation. Only males have been diagnosed as affected,
while carrier females are asymptomatic. The histologic features do not differ from
the common severe and idiopathic mitral valve prolapse.;
Inheritance : X-linked;
Molecular basis : Caused by mutation in the filamin-A gene (FLNA, 300017.0030);