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Achondroplasia and multiple-suture craniosynostosis.
The Journal of craniofacial surgery - 1 Jan 2015
Albino Frank P, Wood Benjamin C, Oluigbo Chima O, Lee Angela C, Oh Albert K, Rogers Gary F
Abstract excerpt
Genetic mutations in the fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 gene may lead to achondroplasia or syndromic forms of craniosynostosis. Despite sharing a common genetic basis, craniosynostosis has rarely been described in cases of confirmed achondroplasia. We report an infant with achondroplasia who developed progressive multiple-suture craniosynostosis to discuss the genetic link between these clinical entities and...
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