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<i>Shox2</i>-deficient mice exhibit a rare type of incomplete clefting of the secondary palate
3 Sept 2005
Abstract excerpt
The short stature homeobox gene SHOX is associated with idiopathic short stature in humans, as seen in Turner syndrome and Leri-Weill dyschondrosteosis, while little is known about its close relative SHOX2. We report the restricted expression of Shox2 in the anterior domain of the secondary palate in mice and humans. Shox2-/- mice develop an incomplete cleft that is confined to the anterior region of the palate,...
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