supported by grants from the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico(CNPq);Fundação de Amparo a Pesquisa de Minas Gerais(Fapemig);Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior(Capes).
To evaluate the characteristics and synthesis activity of osteoblasts extracted from the calvaria of offspring of rats exposed to maternal hyperthyroidism.Twelve adult Wistar rats were divided into two groups,one cont...
This work is supported by science and technology development fund of Nanjing Medical University(Grand No.NMUB2018095).
Craniosynostosis is a common congenital craniofacial deformity caused by premature ossification and closure of one or more cranial sutures.Craniosynostosis will not only affect the normal development of the skull,but ...
BACKGROUND Crouzon syndrome(CS;OMIM 123500)is an autosomal dominant inherited craniofacial disorder caused by mutations in the fibroblast growth factor receptor 2(FGFR2)gene.CS is characterized by craniofacial dysosto...
the National Institutes of Health(CA226303to TCH);the U.S.Department of Defense(OR130096 to JMW);the Scoliosis Research Society(TCH and MJL);the Pritzker-Northshore Fellowship at The University of Chicago;the Medical Scientist Training Program of the National Institutes of Health(T32 GM007281);The University of Chicago Cancer Center Support Grant(P30CA014599);the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences of the National Institutes of Health through Grant Number UL1 TR000430;the Mabel Green Myers Research Endowment Fund and The University of Chicago Orthopaedics Alumni Fund。
Notch is a cellecell signaling pathway that is involved in a host of activities including development,oncogenesis,skeletal homeostasis,and much more.More specifically,recent research has demonstrated the importance of...
supported by the foundation of Shanghai municipal commission of Health and Family Planning(20174Y0088);the Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Major Project(2017SHZDZX01);the CAS Interdisciplinary Innovation Team Project;the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre Programme。
Craniosynostosis is a rare disease in which one or more of the cranial sutures in an infant skull prematurely fuses by turning into bone,with a prevalence of 1 in 2,000—2,500 individuals from reports in Western count...
Objective To establish finite element models of skull, fronto-orbital advancement and fronto-orbital distraction osteogenesis of craniosynostosis, to analyze the mechanical characteristics of skull base and fronto-orb...
In the present study we attempted a parente-child trio,whole exome sequencing(WES)approach to study Apert’s syndrome.Clinical characteristics of the child were noted down and WES was carried out using Ion Torrent Sys...
Craniosynostosis,a condition in which the cranial sutures prematurely fuse,can lead to elevated intracranial pressure and craniofacial abnormalities in young children.Currently surgical intervention is the only therap...
supported by the Jean Perkins Foundation(JCL)and the Plastic Surgery Foundation(JCL)(234813).
One of the simplest models for examining the interplay between bone formation and resorption is the junction between the cranial bones.Although only roughly a quarter of patients diagnosed with craniosynostosis have b...