A LINE-1 insertion in DLX6 is responsible for cleft palate and mandibular abnormalities in a canine model of Pierre Robin sequence.

Cleft palate (CP) is one of the most commonly occurring craniofacial birth defects in humans. In order to study cleft palate in a naturally occurring model system, we utilized the Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever (NSDTR) dog breed. Micro-computed tomography analysis of CP NSDTR craniofacial struct...

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Main Authors: Zena T Wolf, Elizabeth J Leslie, Boaz Arzi, Kartika Jayashankar, Nili Karmi, Zhonglin Jia, Douglas J Rowland, Amy Young, Noa Safra, Saundra Sliskovic, Jeffrey C Murray, Claire M Wade, Danika L Bannasch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-04-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pgen.1004257&type=printable