Tag: CLOVES

What is Cloves Syndrome? CLOVES Syndrome is an acronym for Congenital, Lipomatous, Overgrowth, Vascular Malformations, Epidermal Nevi, and Spinal/Skeletal Anomalies and/or Scoliosis. Saap et al. and Alomari recognized the syndrome concurrently and separately. CLOVES is caused by a somatic mutation in the PIK3CA gene, which enhances the gene\’s activity. CLOVES is a kind of sickness…