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Regulating Retinoic Acid Availability during Development and Regeneration: The Role of the CYP26 Enzymes. [PDF]

, 2020
This review focuses on the role of the Cytochrome p450 subfamily 26 (CYP26) retinoic acid (RA) degrading enzymes during development and regeneration. Cyp26 enzymes, along with retinoic acid synthesising enzymes, are absolutely required for RA homeostasis
Roberts, C
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Liver Transplantation for Alagille's Syndrome [PDF]

, 1993
Twenty-three children with Alagille's syndrome and end-stage liver disease underwent liver transplantation with cyclosporine and low-dose steroid immunosuppression. Two to 9 years (mean, 4.4 years) after surgery, 13 (57%) of the children were still alive,
Reyes, J, Starzl, TE, Tepetes, K, Todo, S, Tzakis, AG, Tzoracoleftherakis, V   +5 more
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GROWTH PERFORMANCE AND INCIDENCE OF SKELETAL ANOMALIES IN PACU LARVAE UNDER DIFFERENT WEANING PROTOCOLS

Boletim do Instituto de Pesca, 2019
The inadequate supply of food during a fish’s larval stage, in addition to impairing growth and survival, may lead to the emergence of skeletal anomalies, since essential nutrients are involved in the osteogenic process.
Thiago Mendes de Freitas, Ivã Guidini Lopes, Taís da Silva Lopes, Hellen Buzollo, Maria Célia Portella   +4 more
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Soft tissue thickness of face profile conditioning by dento-skeletal anomalies [PDF]

Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2011
Introduction. Orthodontic treatment of dento-skeletal anomalies is generally based on the correction of teeth and jaws relationship, while it is expected that soft facial tissue spontaneously adapts to therapeutically achieved relationship and to ...
Tanić Tatjana, Blažej Zorica, Mitić Vladimir   +2 more
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Atrioventricular canal defect and genetic syndromes: the unifying role of sonic hedgehog [PDF]

, 2019
The atrioventricular canal defect (AVCD) is a congenital heart defect (CHD) frequently associated with extracardiac anomalies (75%). Previous observations from a personal series of patients with AVCD and "polydactyly syndromes" showed that the distinct ...
Baban, A, Calcagni, G, Dallapiccola, B, De Luca, A, Dentici, M L, Digilio, M C, Marino, B, Pugnaloni, F, Tartaglia, M, Versacci, P   +9 more
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Specific heterozygous variants in MGP lead to endoplasmic reticulum stress and cause spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia

Nature Communications, 2023
Matrix Gla protein (MGP) is a vitamin K-dependent post-translationally modified protein, highly expressed in vascular and cartilaginous tissues. It is a potent inhibitor of extracellular matrix mineralization.
Ophélie Gourgas, Gabrielle Lemire, Alison J. Eaton, Sultanah Alshahrani, Angela L. Duker, Jingjing Li, Ricki S. Carroll, Stuart Mackenzie, Sarah M. Nikkel, Care4Rare Canada Consortium, Michael B. Bober, Kym M. Boycott, Monzur Murshed   +12 more
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Associations between 44 nonmetric permanent dental traits or anomalies with skeletal sagittal malocclusions and sex, besides correlations across the variations or abnormalities

BMC Oral Health, 2022
Introduction Nonmetric dental traits and the shape, size, or number of dental anomalies are essential to various dental fields such as orthodontics, dental anatomy, anthropology, pathology, and forensic dentistry.
Negin Ashoori, Fataneh Ghorbanyjavadpour, Vahid Rakhshan   +2 more
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Aesthetic restoration in maxillo-mandibular malformations: the role of genioplasty [PDF]

, 2015
Aim: The aim of this study was to determinate how orthognatic surgery aids to cure many skull and face abnormalities and to help re-establishing the correct occlusive relation thanks to the repositioning of the maxillo-mandibular skeleton basis. Methods:
Agrillo, Alessandro, Filiaci, Fabio, Mitro, Valeria, Reale, Gabriele, Riccardi, Emiliano, Rinna, Claudio, Ungari, Claudio   +6 more
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Distinguishing the Effects of Water Volumes versus Stocking Densities on the Skeletal Quality during the Pre-Ongrowing Phase of Gilthead Seabream (Sparus aurata)

Animals, 2023
Gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) production is a highly valued aquaculture industry in Europe. The presence of skeletal deformities in farmed gilthead seabream represents a major bottleneck for the industry leading to economic losses, negative impacts ...
Zachary Dellacqua, Claudia Di Biagio, Corrado Costa, Pedro Pousão-Ferreira, Laura Ribeiro, Marisa Barata, Paulo J. Gavaia, Francesco Mattei, Andrea Fabris, Marisol Izquierdo, Clara Boglione   +10 more
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An orthodontic perspective on Larsen syndrome

BMC Oral Health, 2021
Background Larsen syndrome (LS) is a rare disorder of osteochondrodysplasia. In addition to large-joint dislocations, craniofacial anomalies are typical characteristics.
Madoka Yasunaga, Hiroyuki Ishikawa, Kenichi Yanagita, Sachio Tamaoki   +3 more
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