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Mutation of the fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 gene in Japanese patients with Apert syndrome.
Plastic and reconstructive surgery - 1 Feb 1998
Matsumoto K, Urano Y, Kubo Y, Nakanishi H, Arase S
Abstract excerpt
Apert syndrome is a clinically distinctive condition characterized by craniosynostosis, mid-face hypoplasia, and severe symmetrical syndactyly of the hands and feet. Recently, mutations of the fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 (FGFR2) gene have been associated with several craniosynostosis conditions including Apert, Crouzon, Jackson-Weiss, and Pfeiffer syndromes. Mutations detected in Crouzon, Jackson-Weiss,...
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