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Molecular basis for the treatment of achondroplasia.
Hormone research - 1 Jan 2003
Yamanaka Yoshitaka, Ueda Koso, Seino Yoshiki, Tanaka Hiroyuki
Abstract excerpt
Achondroplasia (ACH), the most common form of short-limbed dwarfism, and its related disorders are caused by constitutively activated point-mutated fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (FGFR3). Recent studies have provided a large body of evidence to prove chondrocyte proliferation and differentiation in these disorders. However, little is known about the possible effects of the FGFR3 mutants on apoptosis of...
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