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Genetic analysis of patients with the Saethre-Chotzen phenotype.
American journal of medical genetics - 15 Jun 2002
Chun Kathy, Teebi Ahmad S, Jung Jack H, Kennedy Shelley, Laframboise Rachel, Meschino Wendy S, Nakabayashi Kazuhiko, Scherer Stephen W, Ray Peter N, Teshima Ikuko
Abstract excerpt
Saethre-Chotzen syndrome is a common craniosynostosis syndrome characterized by craniofacial and limb anomalies. Intragenic mutations of the TWIST gene within 7p21 have been identified as a cause of this disorder. There is phenotypic overlap with other craniosynostosis syndromes, and intragenic mutations in FGFR2 (fibroblast growth factor receptor 2) and FGFR3 (fibroblast growth factor receptor 3) have been...
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