Somatic FGFR and TWIST mutations are not a common cause of isolated nonsyndromic single suture craniosynostosis

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 312-314

  Anderson, Peter J ^a,b,c,d   Cox, Timothy C ^c,d   Roscioli, Tony ^e   Elakis, George ^e   Smithers, Lisa ^b   David, David J ^a,c   Powell, Barry ^b,c,f  

^a WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b CHILD HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Craniosynostosis; Gene; Mutation

Indexed keywords

DNA; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR 1; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR 2; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR 3; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR TWIST;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRANIOFACIAL SYNOSTOSIS; FEMALE; GENE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; MALE; MOSAICISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; STEM CELL;

CELLS, CULTURED; CRANIOSYNOSTOSES; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOSAICISM; MUTATION; RECEPTOR, FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR, TYPE 1; RECEPTOR, FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR, TYPE 2; RECEPTOR, FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR, TYPE 3; RECEPTORS, FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; TWIST TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

EID: 34247106754     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/scs.0b013e31802d6e76     Document Type: Article

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