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Identification of a novel insertion mutation in FGFR3 that causes thanatophoric dysplasia type 1.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Jun 2016
Lindy Amanda S, Basehore Monica J, Munisha Mumingjiang, Williams Aimee Leanne, Friez Michael J, Writzl Karin, Willems Patrick, Dougan Scott T
Abstract excerpt
Thanatophoric dysplasia is a type of short-limbed neonatal dwarfism that is usually lethal in the perinatal period. It is characterized by short limbs, a narrow, bell-shaped thorax, macrocephaly with a prominent forehead, and flattened vertebral bodies. These malformations result from autosomal dominant mutations in the fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (FGFR3) gene. In this report, we describe a novel FGFR3...
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