Question 16

(Multiple Choice)

Goriely and colleagues (2003)studied a genetic disease caused by a mutation in the gene coding for fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 (FGFR2).This disease,known as ________ syndrome,is a dominant mutation that causes premature fission of the joints in the skull,facial malformations,and fusion of the fingers and toes.


A) Marfan's
B) Apert
C) Edward
D) Asherman's

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