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FGF/FGFR signaling coordinates skull development by modulating magnitude of morphological integration: evidence from Apert syndrome mouse models.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Martínez-Abadías Neus, Heuzé Yann, Wang Yingli, Jabs Ethylin Wang, Aldridge Kristina, Richtsmeier Joan T
Abstract excerpt
The fibroblast growth factor and receptor system (FGF/FGFR) mediates cell communication and pattern formation in many tissue types (e.g., osseous, nervous, vascular). In those craniosynostosis syndromes caused by FGFR1-3 mutations, alteration of signaling in the FGF/FGFR system leads to dysmorphology of the skull, brain and limbs, among other organs. Since this molecular pathway is widely expressed throughout...
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