Fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (FGFR3) mutation in a verrucous epidermal naevus associated with mild facial dysmorphism.
We report an activating fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (FGFR3) mutation (R248C) occurring in a verrucous epidermal naevus, and not found in other tissues, in a girl with mild facial dysmorphism. We demonstrate the presence of the mutation in keratinocytes cultured from the naevus and we speculate that a low level of the mutation in other tissues may account for her facial dysmorphism. The possibility that the mutation is present in other tissues implies a possible risk to her future offspring.
Collin
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Birmingham Children's Hospital, Birmingham B4 6NL, UK. bethcollin@hotmail.com
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Wilkie
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Moss
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D002648:Child; D003398:Craniosynostoses / Q000235:genetics; D005146:Facial Asymmetry / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009030:Mosaicism; D009508:Nevus, Pigmented / Q000235:genetics*; D051498:Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 3 / Q000235:genetics*
D051498:Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 3