Molecular genetic analysis of TWIST1 and FGFR3 genes in Korean patients with coronal synostosis: Identification of three novel TWIST1 mutations

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 129, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Ko, Jung Min ^a   Jeong, Seon Yong ^a   Yang, Jung Ah ^a   Park, Dong Ha ^a   Yoon, Soo Han ^a  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FGFR2 PROTEIN, HUMAN; FGFR3 PROTEIN, HUMAN; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR 2; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR 3; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR TWIST; TWIST1 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ACROCEPHALOSYNDACTYLY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CRANIOFACIAL SYNOSTOSIS; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS; HUMAN; INFANT; KOREA; MALE; MUTATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ACROCEPHALOSYNDACTYLIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOSYNOSTOSES; FEMALE; GENETIC TESTING; HUMANS; INFANT; KOREA; MALE; MUTATION; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; RECEPTOR, FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR, TYPE 2; RECEPTOR, FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR, TYPE 3; TWIST TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

EID: 84860744121     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e31824a2dda     Document Type: Article

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