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Cusp patterning defect in Tabby mouse teeth and its partial rescue by FGF.
Developmental biology - 15 Dec 1999
Pispa J, Jung H S, Jernvall J, Kettunen P, Mustonen T, Tabata M J, Kere J, Thesleff I
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Tabby is a mouse mutant characterized by deficient development of the ectodermal organs: teeth, hair, and a subset of glands. Ectodysplasin, the protein encoded by the Tabby gene, was recently identified as a novel TNF-like transmembrane protein but little is known about its function. We have examined the Tabby tooth phenotype in detail by analysis of the adult and embryonic teeth. Tabby first molars had an...
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