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Bone mineralization-dependent craniosynostosis and craniofacial shape abnormalities in the mouse model of infantile hypophosphatasia.
Developmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists - 1 Feb 2016
Durussel John, Liu Jin, Campbell Cassandra, Nam Hwa K, Hatch Nan E
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BACKGROUND: Inactivating mutations in tissue-nonspecific alkaline phosphatase (TNAP) cause hypophosphatasia (HPP), which is commonly characterized by decreased bone mineralization. Infants and mice with HPP can also develop craniosynostosis and craniofacial shape abnormalities, although the mechanism by which TNAP deficiency causes these craniofacial defects is not yet known. Manifestations of HPP are...
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