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TGF-beta signaling and aplasia cutis congenita: proposed animal model.
Journal of the California Dental Association - 1 Dec 2007
Zehnaly Armen, Hosokawa Ryoichi, Urata Mark, Chai Yang
Abstract excerpt
TGF-beta plays a role in cell migration, proliferation, and differentiation during embryonic development. This study investigated the effect of neural crest- or mesodermspecific loss of TGF-beta type II receptor in mice. These conditional knockout mice both exhibit skin defects of the skull associated with an underlying bone defect, a phenotype consistent with the human disorder aplasia cutis congenita. The...
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