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Bek-Budi, Uzbekistan: see Karshi.
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Bek or BEK may refer to:
- Beck, birthname of the American musician Beck
- Khagan Bek, the title of the king of the Khazars
- Sri Sathya Sai Airport, the IATA code for the airport in India
- Bek Ohmsford, a character in the Shannara series of books
- Bruce Eric Kaplan, a cartoonist for The New Yorker
- Bek, synonym for master
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Fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 (FGFR2) is a receptor for fibroblast growth factor encoded on a gene residing on chromosome 10. FGFR2 has also been designated as CD332 (cluster of differentiation 332).
Clinical significance
Mutations (changes) are associated with several medical conditions:
- Apert syndrome, the best-known type of acrocephalosyndactyly. This condition is characterized by abnormalities of the skull and face and the hands and feet.
- Antley-Bixler syndrome (characterized by trapezoidal, craniofacial and skeletal synostosis, plus camptodactyly). Inherited as a recessive trait.
- Pfeiffer syndrome (another type of acrocephalosyndactyly). Inherited as a dominant trait.
- Crouzon syndrome (purely a craniofacial disorder with no hand or foot problems). Inherited as a dominant trait.
- Jackson-Weiss syndrome
- Breast cancer
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