Hemifacial microsomia: Developmental consequence of perturbation of the auriculofacial cartilage model?

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The cause of hemifacial microsomia (HFM) is currently the subject of much investigation. Despite a large body of clinical and experimental data, little is certain other than the heterogeneity of this malformation complex. Here we suggest that some of the cases previously designated as being multifactorial in origin may be interpreted instead as resulting from a single-gene mutation, by applying a stochastic...

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