Article
Mutations in holoprosencephaly.
Human mutation - 1 Jan 2000
Wallis D, Muenke M
Abstract excerpt
Holoprosencephaly (HPE) is the most common developmental defect of the forebrain and midface in humans. In holoprosencephaly the cerebral hemispheres of the brain fail to separate into distinct left and right hemispheres. This malformation is due to the improper specification and formation of the forebrain during early development. When one considers the great number and kinds of genetic interactions that must...
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