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Pfeiffer syndrome: clinical and genetic findings in five Brazilian families.
Medicina oral, patologia oral y cirugia bucal - 1 Jan 2015
Júnior Hercílio-Martelli, de Aquino Sibele-Nascimento, Machado Renato-Assis, Leão Letícia-Lima, Coletta Ricardo-Della, Burle-Aguiar Marcos-José
Abstract excerpt
Pfeiffer syndrome (PS) is mainly characterized by craniosysnostosis, midface hypoplasia, great toes with partial syndactyly of the digits, broad and medially deviated thumbs. It is caused by allelic mutations in the fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 and 2 (FGFR1 and 2) genes. This study describes the clinical and genetic features of five Brazilian families affected by PS. All patients exhibited the classical...
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