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[Fibroblast growth factor receptor and achondroplasia].
Clinical calcium - 1 Nov 2006
Tanaka Hiroyuki
Abstract excerpt
Fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (FGFR3) has been establishing its position in growth plate cartilage after the identification as a responsible gene for achondroplasia. The major pathway of the pathogenesis in achondroplasia is the suppression of parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP)-parathyroid hormone receptor (PTHR) system, which is mainly mediated by extracellular signal regulated kinase (ERK)...
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