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Achondroplasia-hypochondroplasia complex in a newborn infant.
American journal of medical genetics - 11 Jun 1999
Huggins M J, Smith J R, Chun K, Ray P N, Shah J K, Whelan D T
Abstract excerpt
We describe the case of an 8-month-old girl with achondroplasia-hypochondroplasia complex. The diagnosis was suggested antenatally when obstetrical ultrasonography at 27 weeks of gestation showed short limbs, small chest, and macrocephaly. The father has achondroplasia due to the common G1138A (G380R) mutation in the fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (FGFR3) gene, while the mother has hypochondroplasia due to...
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