Genetic analysis of the role of Alx4 in the coordination of lower body and external genitalia formation

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 350-357

  Matsumaru, Daisuke ^a,b   Haraguchi, Ryuma ^a,b,c   Moon, Anne M ^d   Satoh, Yoshihiko ^a,b   Nakagata, Naomi ^b   Yamamura, Ken Ichi ^b   Takahashi, Naoki ^e   Kitazawa, Sohei ^e   Yamada, Gen ^a,b  

^a WAKAYAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c EHIME UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d WEIS CENTER FOR RESEARCH   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alx4; cell migration; external genitalia; genetic analysis; Hedgehog signaling

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; CELL MOVEMENT; FEMALE; GENITALIA; HEDGEHOG PROTEINS; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; KRUPPEL-LIKE TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; MALE; MESENCHYMAL STROMAL CELLS; MICE; MUTATION; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PELVIS; UMBILICAL CORD;

EID: 84894292676     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: 14765438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejhg.2013.160     Document Type: Article

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