Structural basis for fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 activation in Apert syndrome.
Ibrahimi, O.A., Eliseenkova, A.V., Plotnikov, A.N., Yu, K., Ornitz, D.M., Mohammadi, M.(2001) Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 98: 7182-7187
- PubMed: 11390973 
- DOI: 10.1073/pnas.121183798
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1II4, 1IIL - PubMed Abstract: 
Apert syndrome (AS) is characterized by craniosynostosis (premature fusion of cranial sutures) and severe syndactyly of the hands and feet. Two activating mutations, Ser-252 --> Trp and Pro-253 --> Arg, in fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 (FGFR2) account for nearly all known cases of AS ...