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Augmentation of Smad-dependent BMP signaling in neural crest cells causes craniosynostosis in mice.
Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research - 1 Jun 2013
Komatsu Yoshihiro, Yu Paul B, Kamiya Nobuhiro, Pan Haichun, Fukuda Tomokazu, Scott Gregory J, Ray Manas K, Yamamura Ken-Ichi, Mishina Yuji
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Craniosynostosis describes conditions in which one or more sutures of the infant skull are prematurely fused, resulting in facial deformity and delayed brain development. Approximately 20% of human craniosynostoses are thought to result from gene mutations altering growth factor signaling; however, the molecular mechanisms by which these mutations cause craniosynostosis are incompletely characterized, and the...
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