Chinese achondroplasia is also defined by recurrent G380R mutations of the fibroblast growth factor receptor-3 gene

Human Genetics

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 65-67

  Niu, Dau Ming ^a   Hsiao, Kwang Jen ^b   Wang, Nai Hwei ^a   Chin, Lin Show ^a   Chen, Chia Hsiang ^b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; GLYCINE;

ACHONDROPLASIA; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE; CHINESE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DWARFISM; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACHONDROPLASIA; CHINA; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FEMALE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; MALE; POINT MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RECEPTORS, FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR;

EID: 0029929734     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004390050161     Document Type: Article

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