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Holoprosencephaly in the genomics era.
American journal of medical genetics. Part C, Seminars in medical genetics - 1 Jun 2018
Roessler Erich, Hu Ping, Muenke Maximilian
Abstract excerpt
Holoprosencephaly (HPE) is the direct consequence of specific genetic and/or environmental insults interrupting the midline specification of the nascent forebrain. Such disturbances can lead to a broad range of phenotypic consequences for the brain and face in humans. This malformation sequence is remarkably common in utero (1 in 250 human fetuses), but 97% typically do not survive to birth. The precise molecular...
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