Genetics of Limb Development and Congenital Hand Malformations

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The vertebrate limb bud develops along three different axes: proximodistal, anteroposterior, and dorsoventral. Several genetic factors responsible for control of each of the three limb axes have been identified. The genes involved interact in complex feedback loops to achieve proper arrangement and differentiation of tissues. Most of the available information on limb development and patterning has come from...

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