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A case of thanatophoric dysplasia type 2: a novel mutation.
Journal of clinical research in pediatric endocrinology - 1 Mar 2015
Gülaşı Selvi, Atıcı Aytuğ, Çelik Yalçın
Abstract excerpt
Thanatophoric dysplasia (TD) is a lethal form of skeletal dysplasia with short-limb dwarfism. Two types distinguished with their radiological characteristics have been defined clinically. The femur is curved in type 1, while it is straight in type 2. TD is known to be due to a mutation in the fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (FGFR3) gene. We report a male patient who showed clinical findings congruent with TD...
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