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Foxc1 and Foxc2 in the Neural Crest Are Required for Ocular Anterior Segment Development.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 1 Mar 2017
Seo Seungwoon, Chen Lisheng, Liu Wenzhong, Zhao Demin, Schultz Kathryn M, Sasman Amy, Liu Ting, Zhang Hao F, Gage Philip J, Kume Tsutomu
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Purpose: The large Forkhead (Fox) transcription factor family has essential roles in development, and mutations cause a wide range of ocular and nonocular disease. One member, Foxc2 is expressed in neural crest (NC)-derived periocular mesenchymal cells of the developing murine eye; however, its precise role in the development, establishment, and maintenance of the ocular surface has yet to be investigated....
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