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Highly activated Fgfr3 with the K644M mutation causes prolonged survival in severe dwarf mice.
Human molecular genetics - 1 Jun 2001
Iwata T, Li C L, Deng C X, Francomano C A
Abstract excerpt
Several gain-of-function mutations in a receptor tyrosine kinase, fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (FGFR3), cause dwarfism in humans. Two particularly severe dwarfisms, thanatophoric dysplasia type II (TDII) and severe achondroplasia with developmental delay and acanthosis nigricans (SADDAN), are associated with glutamic acid (E) and methionine (M) substitutions at the K650 residue in the kinase domain. TDII...
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