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Atypical Crouzon syndrome with a novel Cys62Arg mutation in FGFR2 presenting with sagittal synostosis.
The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association - 1 May 2012
Sharma Vikram P, Wall Steven A, Lord Helen, Lester Tracy, Wilkie Andrew O M
Abstract excerpt
The management of a 1-year-old boy with Crouzonoid features is presented with a description of molecular genetic investigations that revealed a previously unreported mutation of the fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 (FGFR2) gene encoding the amino acid substitution p.Cys62Arg within the immunoglobin-like (IgI) domain. The patient presented in atypical fashion with severe sagittal synostosis but only mild...
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