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Malformations of the craniofacial region: evolutionary, embryonic, genetic, and clinical perspectives.

Abstract
Malformations of the craniofacial region are reviewed with respect to evolutionary, embryonic, genetic, and clinical perspectives under the following headings: How Old Is Our Head?, Head Organization Genes, Genetics of Craniofacial Anomalies, Craniofacial Derivatives, Anencephaly, Cephalocele, Holoprosencephaly, Craniosynostosis, Hypertelorism, Branchial Arch Anomalies, and Orofacial Clefting.
AuthorsM Michael Cohen Jr
JournalAmerican journal of medical genetics (Am J Med Genet) Vol. 115 Issue 4 Pg. 245-68 (Dec 30 2002) ISSN: 0148-7299 [Print] United States
PMID12503119 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)
CopyrightCopyright 2002 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
Topics
  • Abnormalities, Multiple (genetics, pathology)
  • Anencephaly
  • Biological Evolution
  • Craniofacial Abnormalities (classification, embryology, etiology, genetics)
  • Craniosynostoses (genetics)
  • Face (abnormalities)
  • Holoprosencephaly
  • Humans
  • Hypertelorism
  • Skull (abnormalities)

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