Dynamic morphological changes in the skulls of mice mimicking human apert syndrome resulting from gain-of-function mutation of FGFR2 (P253R)

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 217, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 97-105

  Du, Xiaolan ^a   Weng, Tujun ^a   Sun, Qidi ^a   Su, Nan ^a   Chen, Zhi ^a   Qi, Huabing ^a   Jin, Ming ^a   Yin, Liangjun ^a   He, Qifen ^a   Chen, Lin ^a  

^a THIRD MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Apert syndrome; Euclidean distance matrix analysis; Fibroblast growth factor receptor 2; Mouse model; Skull morphology

Indexed keywords

FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR 2;

ACROCEPHALOSYNDACTYLY; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRONTAL BONE; GENE MUTATION; MALE; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; MOUSE; NASAL BONE; NONHUMAN; ORBIT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; ZYGOMA;

ACROCEPHALOSYNDACTYLIA; AGING; ANIMALS; CEPHALOMETRY; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FACIAL BONES; GENE KNOCK-IN TECHNIQUES; MICE; MICE, MUTANT STRAINS; MUTATION; RECEPTOR, FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR, TYPE 2; SKULL;

MUS;

EID: 77954450078     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2010.01248.x     Document Type: Article

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