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Mutations in the transmembrane domain of FGFR3 cause the most common genetic form of dwarfism, achondroplasia.
Cell - 29 Jul 1994
Shiang R, Thompson L M, Zhu Y Z, Church D M, Fielder T J, Bocian M, Winokur S T, Wasmuth J J
Abstract excerpt
Achondroplasia (ACH) is the most common genetic form of dwarfism. This disorder is inherited as an autosomal dominant trait, although the majority of cases are sporadic. A gene for ACH was recently localized to 4p16.3 by linkage analyses. The ACH candidate region includes the gene encoding fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (FGFR3), which was originally considered as a candidate for the Huntington's disease...
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