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Forebrain overgrowth (fog): a new mutation in the mouse affecting neural tube development.
Teratology - 1 Apr 1997
Harris B S, Franz T, Ullrich S, Cook S, Bronson R T, Davisson M T
Abstract excerpt
Forebrain overgrowth, fog, is a spontaneous autosomal recessive mutation in the mouse producing forebrain, lumbo-sacral, and facial defects. The defects appear to result from excessive growth or cellular proliferation leading to abnormalities in neural tube closure. Three unique features of the mutant are: (1) the growth of telencephalon cells into the surrounding mesenchyme, (2) presence of an encephalocele...
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