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Crouzon syndrome: mutations in two spliceoforms of FGFR2 and a common point mutation shared with Jackson-Weiss syndrome.
Human molecular genetics - 1 Aug 1995
Gorry M C, Preston R A, White G J, Zhang Y, Singhal V K, Losken H W, Parker M G, Nwokoro N A, Post J C, Ehrlich G D
Abstract excerpt
Dominant mutations in the fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 (FGFR2) gene have been recently identified as causes of four phenotypically distinct craniosynostosis syndromes, including Crouzon, Jackson-Weiss, Pfeiffer, and Apert syndromes. These data suggest that the genetics of the craniosynostosis syndromes is more complex than would be expected from their simple autosomal-dominant inheritance pattern....
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