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Clinical and radiologic evaluation of a Turkish family with hypochondroplasia and a rare FGFR3 variant.
Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM - 26 Aug 2022
Ekinci Sadiye, Ülger Yasemin, Acar Mustafa Oğuz, Ceran Ayşegül, Aycan Zehra, Fitoz Ömer Suat, Ilgın Ruhi Hatice
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Hypochondroplasia (HCH) is characterized by disproportionate short stature and regarded as a milder form of achondroplasia (ACH), which is another skeletal dysplasia, both caused by variants in fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (FGFR3) gene. HCH diagnosis is based on the clinical features and skeletal survey findings. The most common FGFR3 variant in HCH affects the codon 540, leading to...
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