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A LINE-1 insertion in DLX6 is responsible for cleft palate and mandibular abnormalities in a canine model of Pierre Robin sequence.
PLoS genetics - 1 Apr 2014
Wolf Zena T, Leslie Elizabeth J, Arzi Boaz, Jayashankar Kartika, Karmi Nili, Jia Zhonglin, Rowland Douglas J, Young Amy, Safra Noa, Sliskovic Saundra, Murray Jeffrey C, Wade Claire M, Bannasch Danika L
Abstract excerpt
Cleft palate (CP) is one of the most commonly occurring craniofacial birth defects in humans. In order to study cleft palate in a naturally occurring model system, we utilized the Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever (NSDTR) dog breed. Micro-computed tomography analysis of CP NSDTR craniofacial structures revealed that these dogs exhibit defects similar to those observed in a recognizable subgroup of humans with...
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