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Long-term survival in typical thanatophoric dysplasia type 1
27 Jun 1997
Abstract excerpt
Thanatophoric dysplasia (TD), a severe skeletal dysplasia, is virtually always lethal neonatally, although a few previous reports have documented survival up to 4.75 years. We present a patient with survival beyond age 9 years and summarize his growth, development and medical history. The common Arg248Cys mutation in the extracellular region of fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (FGFR3) was identified,...
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