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[From gene to disease; craniosynostosis syndromes due to FGFR2-mutation].
Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde - 12 Jan 2002
van Ravenswaaij-Arts C M A, van den Ouweland A M W, Hoogeboom A J M, Herbergs J, Pals G
Abstract excerpt
One of the genes involved in craniosynostosis syndromes is the fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 (FGFR2) gene, a tyrosine kinase receptor gene. Upon ligand binding the FGFR2 receptors dimerise, and this is followed by activation of the intracellular tyrosine kinase domains. This initiates a cascade of signals that influence cell division and differentiation. FGFR2 mutations have been found in the Apert, Crouzon...
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