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New Zealand Maori family with the pro250arg fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 mutation associated with craniosynostosis.
Journal of cranio-maxillo-facial surgery : official publication of the European Association for Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery - 1 Feb 2001
Moko S B, Blandin de Chalain T M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A large New Zealand Maori family has non-syndromic coronal craniosynostosis, which is inherited as an autosomal dominant mutation with variable expression. The aim of the study is to determine whether the family has the pro250arg mutation in the gene for fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (FGFR3), a mutation found in patients with various types of craniosynostosis. PATIENTS: Fourteen members of a New...
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