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Overexpression of mouse TTF-2 gene causes cleft palate.
Journal of cellular and molecular medicine - 1 Oct 2012
Meng Tian, Shi Jia-Yu, Wu Min, Wang Yan, Li Ling, Liu Yan, Zheng Qian, Huang Lei, Shi Bing
Abstract excerpt
In humans, mutations of the gene encoding for thyroid transcription factor-2 (TTF-2 or FOXE1) result in Bamforth syndrome. Bamforth syndrome is characterized by agenesis, cleft palate, spiky hair and choanal atresia. TTF-2 null mice (TTF-2(-/-) ) also exhibit cleft palate, suggesting its involvement in the palatogenesis. However, the molecular pathology and genetic regulation by TTF2 remain largely unknown. In...
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