The roles of the homeobox genes ALX4 and MSX2 in skull development

Heritable ossification defects of the skull vault often present as enlarged parietal foramina (PFM), bilateral oval openings of the posterior parietal bones. Isolated PFM may originate from wider defects in infancy and usually show an autosomal dominant mode of transmission, offering unexplored gene...

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Main Author: Mavrogiannis, Lampros A.
Other Authors: Wilkie, Andrew O. M.
Published: University of Oxford 2004
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.400341