Occurrence of thanatophoric dysplasia type I (R248C) and hypochondroplasia (N540K) mutations in two patients with achondroplasia phenotype
2001
We report two patients with clinical and radiological findings of achondroplasia, who had the most common FGFR3 mutation occurring in thanatophoric dysplasia type I and hypochondroplasia, respectively. Thanatophoric dysplasia is usually a lethal condition, but the patient carrying this mutation is alive and presents a medical history similar to that of patients with achondroplasia. The events leading to such a discrepancy between genotype and phenotype are unclear. These rare cases may influence an appropriate medical and genetic counseling. © 2001 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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