Dwarfism Research Today is a free monthly online journal that collates and summarizes the latest research about Dwarfism, including details on genetics, diet, mental and motor development.

Volume 4 (2008), Issue 12 (December)

1. Genetic interaction between the homeobox transcription factors HESX1 and SIX3 is required for normal pituitary development.
   Dev Biol, 324(2): 322-33. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Experience with a hybrid, minimally invasive gastrostomy for children with abnormal epigastric anatomy.
   J Pediatr Surg, 43(12): 2178-81. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. PTHR1 loss-of-function mutations in familial, nonsyndromic primary failure of tooth eruption.
   Am J Hum Genet, 83(6): 781-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Strict sun protection results in minimal skin changes in a patient with xeroderma pigmentosum and a novel c.2009delG mutation in XPD (ERCC2).
   Exp Dermatol, 18(1): 64-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Defective cellular trafficking of missense NPR-B mutants is the major mechanism underlying acromesomelic dysplasia-type Maroteaux.
   Hum Mol Genet, 18(2): 267-77. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. FGFR3 promotes synchondrosis closure and fusion of ossification centers through the MAPK pathway.
   Hum Mol Genet, 18(2): 227-40. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Brain and bone abnormalities of thanatophoric dwarfism.
   AJR Am J Roentgenol, 192(1): 48-51. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Genetic analysis and fine-mapping of a dwarfing with withered leaf-tip mutant in rice.
   J Genet Genomics, 35(12): 715-21. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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