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Molecular genetic analysis of TWIST1 and FGFR3 genes in Korean patients with coronal synostosis: identification of three novel TWIST1 mutations.
Plastic and reconstructive surgery - 1 May 2012
Ko Jung Min, Jeong Seon-Yong, Yang Jung-Ah, Park Dong Ha, Yoon Soo Han
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BACKGROUND: Craniosynostosis is very heterogeneous in terms of its causes, presentation, and management. In particular, coronal synostosis evidences a higher tendency to be genetically caused, and TWIST1 and FGFR3 have been identified as major causative genes. The authors analyzed the clinical and molecular characteristics of Korean patients with coronal synostosis in this study. METHODS: Forty-three Korean...
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