Genetic information

Chromosome Number:

4 chromosomes

Gene&protein name:

FGFR3--- fibroblast growth factor receptor3

Protein function

Growth factors

Control growth and development of bone

Regulation of cell growth and division

Determination of cell type

Formation of blood vessels

Limit the formation of bone from cartilage

Inheritance

Achondroplasia is inherited is an autosomal dominant pattern (one copy of the altered gene in each cell is sufficient to cause the disorder). It is a substitution at nucleotide number 1138 in the DNA.