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NPR2
Natriuretic peptide receptor B (NPR2), also known as atrionatriuretic peptide receptor B and formerly as guanylate cyclase B, is an atrial natriuretic peptide receptor which in humans is encoded by the NPR2 gene. A mutation in the NPR2 gene can result in achondroplasia and disproportionate dwarfism with short limbs.
Article summary
Natriuretic peptide receptor B (NPR2), also known as atrionatriuretic peptide receptor B and formerly as guanylate cyclase B, is an atrial natriuretic peptide receptor which in humans is encoded by the NPR2 gene. A mutation in the NPR2 gene can result in achondroplasia and disproportionate dwarfism with short limbs.
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