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Further analysis of the Crouzon mouse: effects of the FGFR2(C342Y) mutation are cranial bone-dependent.
Calcified tissue international - 1 May 2013
Liu Jin, Nam Hwa Kyung, Wang Estee, Hatch Nan E
Abstract excerpt
Crouzon syndrome is a debilitating congenital disorder involving abnormal craniofacial skeletal development caused by mutations in fibroblast growth factor receptor-2 (FGFR2). Phenotypic expression in humans exhibits an autosomal dominant pattern that commonly involves premature fusion of the coronal suture (craniosynostosis) and severe midface hypoplasia. To further investigate the biologic mechanisms by which...
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