The genetics of auricular development and malformation: New findings in model systems driving future directions for microtia research

European Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 57, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 394-401

  Cox, Timothy C ^a,b,d   Camci, Esra D ^a,b   Vora, Siddharth ^a,b   Luquetti, Daniela V ^a,b   Turner, Eric E ^a,c  

^a SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anotia; Auricular development; Craniofacial microsomia; Goldenhar syndrome; Microtia; Mouse models; OAVS

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRANCHIAL ARCH; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EXTERNAL EAR; GENE; HOXA2 GENE; HUMAN; MICROTIA; MISSENSE MUTATION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; SOMATIC MUTATION; ANIMAL; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; EMBRYOLOGY; GENETICS;

MAMMALIA; MUS;

ANIMALS; CONGENITAL MICROTIA; EAR AURICLE; HUMANS;

EID: 84907598984     PISSN: 17697212     EISSN: 18780849     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmg.2014.05.003     Document Type: Article

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