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FGFRs and PTPN11 (Shp-2)

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Pathology

- FGFR1

  • germline mutations in

- FGFR2

- FGFR3

  • constitutional activating mutations in
    • several autosomal dominant craniosynostosis syndromes
    • chondrodysplasias
      • hypochondroplasia
      • achondroplasia
      • SADDAN
      • thanatophoric dysplasia
  • somatic mutations in
    • vesical carcinoma (bladder carcinoma)
    • myeloma
    • uterine cervical carcinoma

- FGFR4

- FGFRs mutations in osteoglophonic dysplasia

References

- Coumoul X, Deng CX. Roles of FGF receptors in mammalian development and congenital diseases. Birth Defects Res Part C Embryo Today. 2003 Nov;69(4):286-304. PMID: 14745970

- Webster MK, Donoghue DJ. FGFR activation in skeletal disorders: too much of a good thing. Trends Genet. 1997 May;13(5):178-82. PMID: 9154000