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Occurrence of thanatophoric dysplasia type I (R248C) and hypochondroplasia (N540K) mutations in two patients with achondroplasia phenotype.
American journal of medical genetics - 15 Dec 2001
Camera G, Baldi M, Strisciuglio G, Concolino D, Mastroiacovo P, Baffico M
Abstract excerpt
We report two patients with clinical and radiological findings of achondroplasia, who had the most common FGFR3 mutation occurring in thanatophoric dysplasia type I and hypochondroplasia, respectively. Thanatophoric dysplasia is usually a lethal condition, but the patient carrying this mutation is alive and presents a medical history similar to that of patients with achondroplasia. The events leading to such a...
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