Intractable Rare Dis Res. 2013;2(2):45-50. (DOI: 10.5582/irdr.2013.v2.2.45)

Advances in research on and diagnosis and treatment of achondroplasia in China.

Wang Y, Liu ZY, Liu ZX, Zhao H, Zhou XY, Cui YZ, Han JX


SUMMARY

Achondroplasia is a rare autosomal dominant genetic disease. Research on achondroplasia in China, however, has received little emphasis. Around 80-90% of cases of neonatal achondroplasia result from mutations in fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (FGFR3) according to polymerase chain reaction-single strand conformation polymorphism (PCR-SSCP). Recently, genetic research on achondroplasia in China made a major breakthrough by revealing two novel mutations located on the FGFR3 gene, thus helping to complete the pathological molecular map of achondroplasia. There are still, however, unknown aspects of the diagnosis and treatment of achondroplasia. This review will summarize advances in research on and the clinical diagnosis and treatment of achondroplasia in China.


KEYWORDS: Rare diseases, gene mutation, chondrodystrophia fetalis, chondrodystrophic

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