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FGFR3 gene mutation plus GRB10 gene duplication in a patient with achondroplasia plus growth delay with prenatal onset.
Orphanet journal of rare diseases - 2 Jul 2016
Yuan Haiming, Huang Linhuan, Hu Xizi, Li Qian, Sun Xiaofang, Xie Yingjun, Kong Shu, Wang Xiaoman
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Achondroplasia is a well-defined and common bone dysplasia. Genotype- and phenotype-level correlations have been found between the clinical symptoms of achondroplasia and achondroplasia-specific FGFR3 mutations. RESULT: A 2-year-old boy with clinical features consistent with achondroplasia and Silver-Russell syndrome-like symptoms was found to carry a mutation in the fibroblast growth factor...
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