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Cleft Palate in a Mouse Model of SOX2 Haploinsufficiency.
The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association - 1 Jan 2014
Langer Lee, Sulik Kathleen, Pevny Larysa
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: While SEX-determining region Y-Box 2 (SOX2) mutations are typically recognized as yielding ocular and central nervous system abnormalities, they have also been associated with other craniofacial defects. To elucidate the genesis of the latter, Sox2 hypomorphic (Sox2(HYP)) mice were examined, with particular attention to secondary palatal development. RESULTS: Clefts of the secondary palate were found...
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