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Neuroimaging and neurological findings in patients with hypochondroplasia and FGFR3 N540K mutation.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Dec 2012
Linnankivi Tarja, Mäkitie Outi, Valanne Leena, Toiviainen-Salo Sanna
Abstract excerpt
Hypochondroplasia (HCH), an autosomal dominant skeletal dysplasia caused by mutations in the FGFR3 gene, has not been commonly associated with neurological problems. Temporal lobe dysgenesis associated with epilepsy was recently described in single patients. In this retrospective study, we assessed neurological and neuroimaging aspects of 13 FGFR3 (N540K) mutation verified HCH patients in Finland. Eight patients...
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