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Impaired FGF signaling contributes to cleft lip and palate.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 13 Mar 2007
Riley Bridget M, Mansilla M Adela, Ma Jinghong, Daack-Hirsch Sandra, Maher Brion S, Raffensperger Lisa M, Russo Erilynn T, Vieira Alexandre R, Dodé Catherine, Mohammadi Moosa, Marazita Mary L, Murray Jeffrey C
Abstract excerpt
Nonsyndromic cleft lip and palate (NS CLP) is a complex birth defect resulting from a combination of genetic and environmental factors. Several members of the FGF and FGFR families are expressed during craniofacial development and can rarely harbor mutations that result in human clefting syndrome...
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