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Current and emerging therapies for Achondroplasia: The dawn of precision medicine.
Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry - 3 May 2023
Dardenne Etienne, Ishiyama Noboru, Lin Tai-An, Lucas Matthew C
Abstract excerpt
Achondroplasia is a rare disease affecting bone growth and is caused by a missense mutation in the fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (FGFR3) gene. In the past few years, there were multiple experimental drugs entering into clinical trials for treating achondroplasia including vosoritide, the first precision medicine approved for this indication. This perspective presents the mechanism of action, benefit, and...
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