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Lhx6 and Lhx8 promote palate development through negative regulation of a cell cycle inhibitor gene, p57Kip2.
Human molecular genetics - 1 Sept 2015
Cesario Jeffry M, Landin Malt Andre, Deacon Lindsay J, Sandberg Magnus, Vogt Daniel, Tang Zuojian, Zhao Yangu, Brown Stuart, Rubenstein John L, Jeong Juhee
Abstract excerpt
Cleft palate is a common birth defect in humans. Therefore, understanding the molecular genetics of palate development is important from both scientific and medical perspectives. Lhx6 and Lhx8 encode LIM homeodomain transcription factors, and inactivation of both genes in mice resulted in profound craniofacial defects including cleft secondary palate. The initial outgrowth of the palate was severely impaired in...
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