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Asn540Lys mutation in fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 and phenotype in hypochondroplasia.
Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) - 1 Sept 2000
Grigelioniené G, Eklöf O, Laurencikas E, Ollars B, Hertel N T, Dumanski J P, Hagenäs L
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: Hypochondroplasia is characterized by a disproportionate short stature with rhizomelic shortening of the limbs. Amino acid substitutions Asn540Lys, Asn540Thr and Ile538Val in the fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (FGFR3) are considered to cause hypochondroplasia. In this study we examined the FGFR3 gene for the previously described hypochondroplasia mutations and the phenotype of 23 probands with...
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