Fibroblast growth factor 9
The FGF9 gene encodes a glia-activating growth factor. Mutations cause autosomal dominant multiple synostoses syndrome 3.
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Sun X et al. (2000) Conditional inactivation of Fgf4 reveals complexity of signalling during limb bud development.
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Mariani FV et al. (2008) Genetic evidence that FGFs have an instructive role in limb proximal-distal patterning.
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Wu XL et al. (2009) Multiple synostoses syndrome is due to a missense mutation in exon 2 of FGF9 gene.
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Barak H et al. (2012) FGF9 and FGF20 maintain the stemness of nephron progenitors in mice and man.
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Miyamoto M et al. (1993) Molecular cloning of a novel cytokine cDNA encoding the ninth member of the fibroblast growth factor family, which has a unique secretion property.
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Mattei MG et al. (1995) The human FGF9 gene maps to chromosomal region 13q11-q12.
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Colvin JS et al. (2001) Male-to-female sex reversal in mice lacking fibroblast growth factor 9.
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Katoh M et al. (2005) Comparative genomics on FGF20 orthologs.
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Harada M et al. (2009) FGF9 monomer-dimer equilibrium regulates extracellular matrix affinity and tissue diffusion.
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NCBI article
NCBI 2254
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OMIM.ORG article
Omim 600921
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Orphanet article
Orphanet ID 201587
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Wikipedia article
Wikipedia EN (FGF9)
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Update: Aug. 14, 2020