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Identification and in silico characterization of p.G380R substitution in FGFR3, associated with achondroplasia in a non-consanguineous Pakistani family.
Diagnostic pathology - 5 Jul 2017
Ajmal Muhammad, Mir Asif, Shoaib Muhammad, Malik Salman Akbar, Nasir Muhammad
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BACKGROUND: The dimerization efficiency of FGFR3 transmembrane domain plays a critical role in the formation of a normal skeleton through the negative regulation of bone development. Recently, gain-of-function mutations in the transmembrane domain of FGFR3 has been described associated with an aberrant negative regulation, leading to the development of achondroplasia-group disorders, including achondroplasia...
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