Mutation analysis of FGFR3 gene in a family featuring hereditary dwarfism

Chinese Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 705-707

  Zhang, Qiong ^a   Jiang, Hai Ou ^a   Quan, Qing Li ^a   Li, Jun ^a   He, Ting ^a   Huang, Xue Shuang ^a  

^a Huaihua School of Medicine   (China)

Author keywords

Dwarfism; FGFR3 gene; Hypochondroplasia; Mutation

Indexed keywords

FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR 3; GENOMIC DNA;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; DWARFISM; EXON; FAMILIAL DISEASE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HYPOCHONDROPLASIA; LORDOSIS; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; SHORT LIMBED DWARFISM; SHORT STATURE;

BASE SEQUENCE; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; DWARFISM; EXONS; FEMALE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; MALE; MUTATION; RECEPTOR, FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR, TYPE 3;

EID: 84855283146     PISSN: 10039406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1003-9406.2011.06.024     Document Type: Article

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