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[The molecular genetic background of hereditary craniosynostoses and chondrodysplasias].
Ugeskrift for laeger - 3 Sept 2001
Hertz J M, Juncker I, Christensen L, Østergaard J R, Jensen P K
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Fibroblast growth factors are structurally related proteins associated with cell growth, differentiation, migration, wound healing, angiogenesis, and oncogenesis. At the cellular level, their function is mediated by transmembrane tyrosinekinase receptors, fibroblast growth factor receptors. Four genes encoding fibroblast growth factor receptors have been identified, and mutations in three of these, FGFR1, FGFR2,...
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