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Epidermal growth factor receptor function is necessary for normal craniofacial development and palate closure.
Nature genetics - 1 May 1999
Miettinen P J, Chin J R, Shum L, Slavkin H C, Shuler C F, Derynck R, Werb Z
Abstract excerpt
Craniofacial malformations are among the most frequent congenital birth defects in humans; cleft palate, that is inadequate fusion of the palatal shelves, occurs with an annual incidence of 1 in 700 to 1 in 1,000 live births among individuals of European descent. The secondary palate arises as bilateral outgrowths from the maxillary processes, and its formation depends on the coordinated development of...
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