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Genetically confirmed thanatophoric dysplasia with fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 mutation.
Experimental and molecular pathology - 1 Apr 2017
Jung Minsun, Park Sung-Hye
Abstract excerpt
Thanatophoric dysplasia (TD), the most common lethal skeletal dysplasia, is a de novo genetic disease caused by a mutation in the fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (FGFR3) gene. "Thanatophoric" means "dead bearing" in Greek. Because FGFR3 is the main modulator of bone maturation, typical features of TD include short extremities, curved femur, clover-leaf skull, small narrow chest, and platyspondyly. TD can be...
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