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Embryonic cranial cartilage defects in the Fgfr3Y367C /+ mouse model of achondroplasia.
Anatomical record (Hoboken, N.J. : 2007) - 1 Jul 2025
Motch Perrine Susan M, Sapkota Nishchal, Kawasaki Kazuhiko, Zhang Yejia, Chen Danny Z, Kawasaki Mizuho, Durham Emily L, Heuzé Yann, Legeai-Mallet Laurence, Richtsmeier Joan T
Abstract excerpt
Achondroplasia, the most common chondrodysplasia in humans, is caused by one of two gain of function mutations localized in the transmembrane domain of fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (FGFR3) leading to constitutive activation of FGFR3 and subsequent growth plate cartilage and bone defects. Phenotypic features of achondroplasia include macrocephaly with frontal bossing, midface hypoplasia, disproportionate...
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