title: A response to Dr. Alzahrani's letter to the editor regarding the mechanism underlying fibrochondrogenesis.
authors.forename: Nadia A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Akawi
authors.forename: Bassam R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.forename: Lihadh
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Al-Gazali
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000235:genetics*; D024161:Collagen Type XI / Q000235:genetics*; D004392:Dwarfism / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D024161:Collagen Type XI
keywords: COL11A1; NMD; PTC; collagen, type XI, alpha 1; nonsense mediated decay; premature termination codon