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Understanding the molecular mechanisms of human microtia via a pig model of HOXA1 syndrome.
Disease models & mechanisms - 1 Jun 2015
Qiao Ruimin, He Yuyong, Pan Bo, Xiao Shijun, Zhang Xufei, Li Jing, Zhang Zhiyan, Hong Yuan, Xing Yuyun, Ren Jun
Abstract excerpt
Microtia is a congenital malformation of the outer ears. Although both genetic and environmental components have been implicated in microtia, the genetic causes of this innate disorder are poorly understood. Pigs have naturally occurring diseases comparable to those in humans, providing exceptional opportunity to dissect the molecular mechanism of human inherited diseases. Here we first demonstrated that a...
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