Two cases of agnathia (otocephaly): With review of the role of fibroblast growth factor (fgf8) and bone morphogenetic protein (bmp4) in patterning of the first branchial arch

Pediatric and Developmental Pathology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 321-324

  Schmotzer, Christine L ^a   Shehata, Bahig M ^a,b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Laboratory Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Agnathia; BMP4; FGF8; First branchial arch; Otocephaly

Indexed keywords

BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 4; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 8;

AGENESIS; AGNATHIA; ANAMNESIS; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BRANCHIAL ARCH; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; EAR MALFORMATION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; JAW MALFORMATION; MANDIBULOFACIAL DYSOSTOSIS; MICROSTOMIA; PIERRE ROBIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEINS; BRANCHIAL REGION; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 8; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MANDIBLE; MAXILLOFACIAL ABNORMALITIES;

EID: 53549097907     PISSN: 10935266     EISSN: 16155742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2350/07-09-0351.1     Document Type: Article

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