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Genetics of craniofacial development and malformation.
Nature reviews. Genetics - 1 Jun 2001
Wilkie A O, Morriss-Kay G M
Abstract excerpt
The head is anatomically the most sophisticated part of the body and its evolution was fundamental to the origin of vertebrates; understanding its development is a formidable problem in biology. A synthesis of embryology, evolution and mouse genetics is shaping our understanding of head development and in this review we discuss its application to studies of human craniofacial malformations. Many of these...
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