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Loss of Tgif function causes holoprosencephaly by disrupting the SHH signaling pathway.
PLoS genetics - 1 Jan 2012
Taniguchi Kenichiro, Anderson Anoush E, Sutherland Ann E, Wotton David
Abstract excerpt
Holoprosencephaly (HPE) is a severe human genetic disease affecting craniofacial development, with an incidence of up to 1/250 human conceptions and 1.3 per 10,000 live births. Mutations in the Sonic Hedgehog (SHH) gene result in HPE in humans and mice, and the Shh pathway is targeted by other mutations that cause HPE. However, at least 12 loci are associated with HPE in humans, suggesting that defects in other...
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