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Novel FGFR3 mutations creating cysteine residues in the extracellular domain of the receptor cause achondroplasia or severe forms of hypochondroplasia.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Dec 2006
Heuertz Solange, Le Merrer Martine, Zabel Bernhard, Wright Michael, Legeai-Mallet Laurence, Cormier-Daire Valérie, Gibbs Linda, Bonaventure Jacky
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Achondroplasia (ACH) and hypochondroplasia (HCH) are two autosomal-dominant skeletal disorders caused by recurrent missense FGFR3 mutations in the transmembrane (TM) and tyrosine kinase 1 (TK1) domains of the receptor. Although 98% of ACH cases are accounted for by a single G380R substitution in...
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